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Let Parents Vaccinate Their Kids

Parents deserve to know why the FDA is warning again off-label use, and it has nothing to do with the appropriate dose for kids.

Aug 31, 2021

Young girl splashing in the ocean wearing a floatie.

Aug 31, 2021

amykatherine

In the Name of Safety, the FDA Is Placing Our Children at Risk

The Delta variant has upended the case for extreme caution before approving vaccines for children, so why is the FDA delaying approval by…

Jul 29, 2021

In the Name of Safety, the FDA Is Placing Our Children at Risk

Jul 29, 2021

amykatherine

Debunking Three Common Myths about Kids and COVID

Widespread claims that kids are “naturally immune” are not backed by data.

May 12, 2021

Debunking Three Common Myths about Kids and COVID

May 12, 2021

amykatherine

It’s Okay to Have Mixed Feelings About Our Return to Normal

It was inevitable that we would dread the return the daily grind of being objectified.

Mar 22, 2021

Woman looking into a mirror while applying makeup to her cheek.

Mar 22, 2021

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Will We Return To Normal By Summer? Not if We Fail to Vaccinate Our Kids

Delays in testing Covid-19 vaccines in children place us all at risk.

Feb 24, 2021

Will We Return To Normal By Summer? Not if We Fail to Vaccinate Our Kids

Feb 24, 2021

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Weathering the pandemic in Norway

This Summer, as I wandered unmasked through an indoor mall thronging with bare faced customers, their mouths and noses flashing past me in…

Feb 9, 2021

Weathering the pandemic in Norway

Feb 9, 2021

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Should you Get the COVID-19 Vaccine if You are Pregnant or Trying To Conceive?

As soon as COVID-19 vaccines arrived, conspiracy theories about harmful effects began spreading. Perhaps shrewdly, several of these…

Feb 3, 2021

Should you Get the COVID-19 Vaccine if You are Pregnant or Trying To Conceive?

Feb 3, 2021

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Rare But Devastating-Kerry’s Preeclampsia Story

When I recently reached out on social media to find women who had experienced preeclampsia, Kerry was one of the first to reply.

May 24, 2019

Rare But Devastating-Kerry’s Preeclampsia Story

May 24, 2019

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An Aspirin a Day… Keeps Preeclampsia at Bay?

ACOG recommends that many women take a daily aspirin to lower their chances of developing preeclampsia. But are doctors following this…

May 23, 2019

An Aspirin a Day… Keeps Preeclampsia at Bay?

May 23, 2019

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Preeclampsia: Signs, Symptoms, Myths, and Misunderstandings

At a routine 36-week prenatal exam, Jessie Ha’s blood pressure measured 120/80.

May 22, 2019

Preeclampsia: Signs, Symptoms, Myths, and Misunderstandings

May 22, 2019

amykatherine

amykatherine

Freelance writer, former researcher, mama bear of three little cubs, & blogger on the science of pregnancy, fertility & breastfeeding at expectingscience.com

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