How to Boost Your Child’s Immune System This School Year
Back-to-school time means kids will come home with sniffles, sneezes, and coughs. While there isn’t a way to keep them healthy all the time, and no one has a cure…
Why (and When) You Should Get Both a COVID Shot and a Flu Shot This Fall
The COVID shots of 2021—and even the bivalent booster you may have gotten recently—are no longer a great match for the strains of the virus that are going around. Fortunately,…
You Might Want to Get a Flu Shot Early If You’re Pregnant, CDC Says
It’s summer. Pretty soon, drugstores will start advertising that they have flu vaccines, maybe even enticing you with the promise of a coupon to come in and get one. But…
No, You Don’t Need to ‘Balance’ Your Hormones If You Have Period Flu
Do you ever feel like crap when your period starts, or perhaps in the week or so before your period? Social media has dubbed this the “period flu,” and places…
Home Remedies Are Actually Better for Kids Than Cold Medicine
This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the doctor-approved. Read more here. Children under 4 years…
Influenza A Subtype H3N2: Do’s and Don’ts
Cases of respiratory infections and fever are being reported across India. (Representational)An influenza with covid-like symptoms is on the rise across India, sparking fears for many. According to the Indian…
How to Reset Your Post-Pandemic Parental Health Anxiety
Photo: Tomsickova Tatyana (Shutterstock) You hear your child cough on the way downstairs for breakfast, and the mental calculations start: Was that a one-off cough or a legit symptom? Should…
What You Should Clean in Your House After Someone Gets Sick
Photo: Becky Wright Photography (Shutterstock) When a sickness is tearing through your home, you may not feel like cleaning, whether because you’re down and out yourself or you’re taking care…
Get Ready to Play ‘Guess the Viral Variant’
2020 was the year of Covid lockdowns, 2021 the year of vaccines, and 2022 the year of worldwide reopening. 2023 will be the year of variant prediction. The first Covid…
No Mom, Cold Weather Won’t Make You Sick
Photo: Olesia Bilkei (Shutterstock) Kids never seem to want to dress appropriately for any occasion—or at least mine don’t. They want to wear pajamas to school, halloween costumes to bed,…