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10 Items Pediatricians Always Pack In Their Suitcase For Their Kids

10 Items Pediatricians Always Pack In Their Suitcase For Their Kids

Traveling with your children can bring moments of joy and create lifelong memories. But as any parent knows, it’s hardly a simple endeavor. The logistics of packing and transporting the essentials alone can be overwhelming. “Expect the unexpected,” said Dr. Jaime Friedman, a San Diego-based pediatrician and director of marketing at Children’s Primary Care Medical […]

My Daughter’s Rare Disease Taught Me How To Live With Fear And Uncertainty. Here’s What I Learned.

My Daughter’s Rare Disease Taught Me How To Live With Fear And Uncertainty. Here’s What I Learned.

The other day a colleague sent me a text to cancel a meeting. “I’ve been so sick for the past several days,” she began. “I’ll need to reschedule.” I wasn’t sure whether she meant she was physically ill or sick over the election. The two options seemed equally plausible. Today, many of us — about […]

5 Things You Should Never Say To Your Partner When They’re Having Bad Anxiety

5 Things You Should Never Say To Your Partner When They’re Having Bad Anxiety

Living with anxiety can be debilitating and consuming. Symptoms often manifest both mentally and physically, so working through anxiety in the moment can be difficult, even with a rolodex of coping skills. Having a partner that understands and supports you through it can make all the difference. In a relationship when one person suffers from […]

Walking Pneumonia Cases Are Surging Right Now. The Reasons Why May Surprise You.

Walking Pneumonia Cases Are Surging Right Now. The Reasons Why May Surprise You.

Though seasonal illnesses like the flu are just starting to gain some traction, there’s one respiratory disease that’s sickening tons of people across the United States right now: walking pneumonia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an alert last month warning people about the uptick in walking pneumonia cases. The infection, which is […]

How To Raise Kids Who Care About Other People

How To Raise Kids Who Care About Other People

You don’t have to follow the news closely to notice that hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric has entered our political and cultural discourse, while common decency and care for fellow humans seems to have faded into the background. As deep-seated divisions, vitriol and even political violence fill headlines, many people are wondering what happened to the […]

Here Are 11 Male Celebs Who’ve Been Outspoken About The Reasons Why They’re Child-Free

Here Are 11 Male Celebs Who’ve Been Outspoken About The Reasons Why They’re Child-Free

In 2005, while discussing his role in the comedy film Wedding Crashers, the Academy Award winner revealed that playing a father was an all-new experience for him as a child-free individual, “It was a different kind of part for me because I played many villains and in this movie, I was a father, a good […]

Hugh Grant Draws Audible Reaction From Fans While Gushing About His 5 Children

Hugh Grant Draws Audible Reaction From Fans While Gushing About His 5 Children

Hugh Grant has built a career out of portraying caddish and irreverent characters on-screen, but when it comes to his five children, he’s nothing but sweetness and light. True to form, the “Bridget Jones’s Diary” actor was jovial while discussing fatherhood in an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” this week ― that is, until […]