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A brown rabbit sitting against a pink background.

Oct. 14, 2022

2 min Read

Is It Safe for Me to Take My Kids to a Petting Zoo?

Emily Oster

a parent is standing holding the newborn and a grandparent is trying to help

Oct. 14, 2022

4 min Read

When Should I Allow Visitors Around My Newborn?

Emily Oster

A parent combs a child's long hair with a lice comb, and examines the comb in the light.

Oct. 13, 2022

7 min Read

Pinworms, Lice, and Itching

Emily Oster

Mosquito on blade of grass

Oct. 6, 2022

4 min Read

Should You Worry About Zika?

Emily Oster

A close up of a couple holding hands at a table. The hands are in shadow, backlit by a window.

Sep. 26, 2022

9 min Read

The Facts About Stillbirth

Emily Oster

Sep. 19, 2022

12 min Read

Tylenol, Pregnancy, and That New Lawsuit

Emily Oster

A close up of a polio vaccine and stethoscope.

Sep. 16, 2022

2 min Read

Should I Be Worried About My Kids Getting Polio?

Emily Oster

A vitamin capsule opens to reveal fruits and vegetables on a blue background.

Aug. 26, 2022

4 min Read

Should I Take Vitamins?

Emily Oster

Probiotic coconut products on a table.

Aug. 26, 2022

1 min Read

Should I Take Probiotics?

Emily Oster

Mother holding a toddler takes her baby's temperature and frowns.

Jul. 28, 2022

3 min Read

Parechovirus

Emily Oster

A laboratory test sheet for the Monkeypox virus.

Jul. 28, 2022

5 min Read

Monkeypox

Emily Oster

A small child reclines on picnic blankets and chews on a cellphone while smiling.

Jul. 25, 2022

7 min Read

Should You Worry About EMFs and Radio-Frequency Fields?

Emily Oster

kid is pouring milk in glass

Jun. 17, 2022

2 min Read

Is Dairy Bad for Kids when They’re Sick?

Emily Oster

A green mosquito coil on a yellow background.

Jun. 3, 2022

2 min Read

What Should I Do to Prevent Lyme Disease?

Emily Oster

May. 5, 2022

8 min Read

Pediatric Hepatitis Outbreak

Emily Oster

Tylenol pills spill out of a bottle onto a peach background.

Apr. 8, 2022

2 min Read

Can I Take Tylenol in the First Trimester?

Emily Oster

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