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A Medical Student Shares Her Awe After Seeing Her First C-Section
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by on February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

A Medical Student Shares Her Awe After Seeing Her First C-Section

TikTok Cesarean delivery accounts for approximately one third of all deliveries in the United States, but despite their ubiquity, many new moms have complicated or even downright horrible feelings about the surgery. They feel disappointed, or even guilty for not delivering their baby vaginally. But what if we could see c-sections from another point of...

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So Your Kid Has A Gross Rash Around Their Mouth. What Do You Do?
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by on February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

So Your Kid Has A Gross Rash Around Their Mouth. What Do You Do?

Freemixer/Getty Images At some point in 2021, my kid developed a stubborn rash — a bright red, perfectly round circle around her mouth. She was wearing a mask to school at the time, and she’d developed a habit of licking around her mouth underneath it. The doctor confirmed it wasn’t impetigo. It wasn’t really bothering...

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You're Not Imagining It: The Flu Is Really Bad This Year
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by on February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

You're Not Imagining It: The Flu Is Really Bad This Year

milorad kravic/E+/Getty Images When it comes to viruses, winter is always a tough time of year. While handwashing and getting annual flu and Covid shots can help to keep you and your family healthy, unfortunately there’s nothing you can do to avoid it completely short of moving to the Southern Hemisphere between December and March....

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