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I notice I am feeling a little more down or blue at this time of the year. What should I do?
Aparna Kumar
There are tons of myths and misconceptions out there about the flu shot. Time to break some of them down and set the record straight!
Sarah Coles
A: If you’re in the United States, chances are, yes! As long as it’s been two months since your last shot, you’re due for the updated booster now.
Malia Jones
A: In the U.S., people 12 + years old can get the updated bivalent booster 2 months after they received the last dose in the primary series or a dose of…
Amanda M. Simanek, PhD, MPH
“Why is the current breast feeding recommendation at least 2 years? I feel like this puts a lot of pressure on moms (in a world that has enough ongoing…
Mary Kathleen Haber
Yes, you can safely skip periods on hormonal birth control.
TL; DR: There are steps that all of us can take to raise awareness around suicide, to help someone who is struggling, and to intervene when there is a…
Those Nerdy Girls
The new, improved, omicron-specific vaccine formula is now on shelves across the US! So if you’ve been holding out, here’s your moment.
Those Nerdy Girls
Burnout is not a clinical diagnosis but a state of being.
Aparna Kumar
Yes! Intra-uterine devices (IUDs) are in fact the most effective form of emergency contraception there is.
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early…
Malia Jones
New study alert! A recent study available as a preprint found multiple biologic similarities in people experiencing long COVID.
Ashley Z Ritter
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