Blasting car heater with closed windows poses high risk for Covid-19 spread, study finds
Cruising in a car with people you don’t live with offers an easy opportunity for the coronavirus to latch onto you if someone is sick,
Experts Warn of Covid-19 Related Mental Health Risks in Children
It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year but, for many, the holidays can be a difficult season when feelings of depression,
Cook Children’s Employee Shares Her Experience in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Christi Thornhill’s willingness to participate in a COVID-19 vaccination trial was driven by both a professional and personal conviction. As a seasoned nurse practitioner and
How to Have a Fun, Socially Distanced and Isolated Christmas
Well, we made it to December. What a year! Ups and downs, good and bad. It’s nearly the end of 2020. After a more casual
Two Covid-19 vaccines are nearly finished – now what?
In November, two Covid-19 vaccines made it to the final testing phase with promising interim clinical data. The vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are now
Pandemic holidays: Planning for difficult conversations and emotions
Since we are still smack-dab in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to know what this holiday season will look like. Even if
Texas poison centers warn of dangerous spike in children ingesting hand sanitizer
The Texas Poison Control Center Network reports that calls for children ingesting alcohol-based hand sanitizer are up 80% from last year. Fears regarding COVID-19 have increased the
Covid-19 fact check: Can you catch it through your eyes?
By now, we’re all aware of the importance of wearing a face mask to protect ourselves and those around us from COVID-19. Covering both your mouth and
What it’s like to bring a baby into a pandemic world
As I sit here dictating my story, I have 3-week-old baby Skyler comfortably sleeping on my chest. If you had asked me this time last
Pandemic food rut? Learning to love food again
2020 has certainly been a year for the books. To me, it seems as though COVID-19 kicked off a domino effect of stressful and uncertain