Why do I still feel grief months or years later?
Mental Health
Kelly Valentin, MPH
Grief doesn’t always act the way we may expect it to in ourselves or others. It can change, surprise us, and feel different from one day to the next. Turns out, there is a reason. We know the loss happened months or maybe even years ago. Most of the time, we’re okay. We’ve returned to Read more…
September 16th is National Working Parents Day.
Families/Kids
Pamela Chung, MD
September 16th is National Working Parents Day. Are you juggling work and family responsibilities? Do you get overwhelmed with trying to do it all and do it well? First, let us honor and validate our struggles and suffering while recognizing that our systems are not set up to support us in “doing it all” well. Read more…
What are newborn screenings?
Families/Kids General Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
Newborn screenings are simple tests, recommended by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) done in the hospital, birth center, or clinical office soon after your baby is born. They contain three parts: a hearing screen, a screen to look at oxygen levels, and a blood test to check for metabolic conditions. These tests help Read more…
How long does it take to grieve the death of a loved one?
Mental Health
Those Nerdy Girls
The process of grief is different for everyone, taking place over weeks, months, and often years. This post provides science on grief as well as perspective on coping with the death of a loved one with the hope of normalizing a process that is both extremely personal and universally shared. Grief is the process of Read more…
What happens at a cervical cancer screening, a.k.a. a pap smear?
Reproductive Health
Guest Author Lyra Cauley
Another post in our series Nerdy Notes: Science in Story & Verse I got my first pap smear (cervical cancer screening) the summer before senior year of college. I was 22 and facing a laundry list of health related tasks before leaving for the fall. The pap smear, at the top of my list, was Read more…
I heard that updated COVID vaccines have been approved for the fall. Can you tell me more?
Vaccines
Yes, the FDA recently approved three updated COVID vaccines for the 2026-2027 season that will target the JN.1 lineage XFG subvariant of the virus (SARS-CoV-2), and they are available. At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID vaccines for the 2026/2027 season. Let’s break it down: They are Moderna’s Read more…
Grief doesn’t always act the way we may expect it to in ourselves or others. It can change, surprise us, and feel different from one day to the next. Turns out, there is a reason. We know the loss happened months or maybe even years ago. Most of the time, we’re okay. We’ve returned to Read more…
September 16th is National Working Parents Day.
Families/KidsPamela Chung, MD
September 16th is National Working Parents Day. Are you juggling work and family responsibilities? Do you get overwhelmed with trying to do it all and do it well? First, let us honor and validate our struggles and suffering while recognizing that our systems are not set up to support us in “doing it all” well. Read more…
What are newborn screenings?
Families/Kids General Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
Newborn screenings are simple tests, recommended by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) done in the hospital, birth center, or clinical office soon after your baby is born. They contain three parts: a hearing screen, a screen to look at oxygen levels, and a blood test to check for metabolic conditions. These tests help Read more…
How long does it take to grieve the death of a loved one?
Mental Health
Those Nerdy Girls
The process of grief is different for everyone, taking place over weeks, months, and often years. This post provides science on grief as well as perspective on coping with the death of a loved one with the hope of normalizing a process that is both extremely personal and universally shared. Grief is the process of Read more…
What happens at a cervical cancer screening, a.k.a. a pap smear?
Reproductive Health
Guest Author Lyra Cauley
Another post in our series Nerdy Notes: Science in Story & Verse I got my first pap smear (cervical cancer screening) the summer before senior year of college. I was 22 and facing a laundry list of health related tasks before leaving for the fall. The pap smear, at the top of my list, was Read more…
I heard that updated COVID vaccines have been approved for the fall. Can you tell me more?
Vaccines
Yes, the FDA recently approved three updated COVID vaccines for the 2026-2027 season that will target the JN.1 lineage XFG subvariant of the virus (SARS-CoV-2), and they are available. At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID vaccines for the 2026/2027 season. Let’s break it down: They are Moderna’s Read more…
September 16th is National Working Parents Day. Are you juggling work and family responsibilities? Do you get overwhelmed with trying to do it all and do it well? First, let us honor and validate our struggles and suffering while recognizing that our systems are not set up to support us in “doing it all” well. Read more…
What are newborn screenings?
Families/Kids General HealthRebecca Raskin-Wish
Newborn screenings are simple tests, recommended by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) done in the hospital, birth center, or clinical office soon after your baby is born. They contain three parts: a hearing screen, a screen to look at oxygen levels, and a blood test to check for metabolic conditions. These tests help Read more…
How long does it take to grieve the death of a loved one?
Mental Health
Those Nerdy Girls
The process of grief is different for everyone, taking place over weeks, months, and often years. This post provides science on grief as well as perspective on coping with the death of a loved one with the hope of normalizing a process that is both extremely personal and universally shared. Grief is the process of Read more…
What happens at a cervical cancer screening, a.k.a. a pap smear?
Reproductive Health
Guest Author Lyra Cauley
Another post in our series Nerdy Notes: Science in Story & Verse I got my first pap smear (cervical cancer screening) the summer before senior year of college. I was 22 and facing a laundry list of health related tasks before leaving for the fall. The pap smear, at the top of my list, was Read more…
I heard that updated COVID vaccines have been approved for the fall. Can you tell me more?
Vaccines
Yes, the FDA recently approved three updated COVID vaccines for the 2026-2027 season that will target the JN.1 lineage XFG subvariant of the virus (SARS-CoV-2), and they are available. At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID vaccines for the 2026/2027 season. Let’s break it down: They are Moderna’s Read more…
Newborn screenings are simple tests, recommended by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) done in the hospital, birth center, or clinical office soon after your baby is born. They contain three parts: a hearing screen, a screen to look at oxygen levels, and a blood test to check for metabolic conditions. These tests help Read more…
How long does it take to grieve the death of a loved one?
Mental HealthThose Nerdy Girls
The process of grief is different for everyone, taking place over weeks, months, and often years. This post provides science on grief as well as perspective on coping with the death of a loved one with the hope of normalizing a process that is both extremely personal and universally shared. Grief is the process of Read more…
What happens at a cervical cancer screening, a.k.a. a pap smear?
Reproductive Health
Guest Author Lyra Cauley
Another post in our series Nerdy Notes: Science in Story & Verse I got my first pap smear (cervical cancer screening) the summer before senior year of college. I was 22 and facing a laundry list of health related tasks before leaving for the fall. The pap smear, at the top of my list, was Read more…
I heard that updated COVID vaccines have been approved for the fall. Can you tell me more?
Vaccines
Yes, the FDA recently approved three updated COVID vaccines for the 2026-2027 season that will target the JN.1 lineage XFG subvariant of the virus (SARS-CoV-2), and they are available. At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID vaccines for the 2026/2027 season. Let’s break it down: They are Moderna’s Read more…
The process of grief is different for everyone, taking place over weeks, months, and often years. This post provides science on grief as well as perspective on coping with the death of a loved one with the hope of normalizing a process that is both extremely personal and universally shared. Grief is the process of Read more…
What happens at a cervical cancer screening, a.k.a. a pap smear?
Reproductive HealthGuest Author Lyra Cauley
Another post in our series Nerdy Notes: Science in Story & Verse I got my first pap smear (cervical cancer screening) the summer before senior year of college. I was 22 and facing a laundry list of health related tasks before leaving for the fall. The pap smear, at the top of my list, was Read more…
I heard that updated COVID vaccines have been approved for the fall. Can you tell me more?
Vaccines
Yes, the FDA recently approved three updated COVID vaccines for the 2026-2027 season that will target the JN.1 lineage XFG subvariant of the virus (SARS-CoV-2), and they are available. At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID vaccines for the 2026/2027 season. Let’s break it down: They are Moderna’s Read more…
Another post in our series Nerdy Notes: Science in Story & Verse I got my first pap smear (cervical cancer screening) the summer before senior year of college. I was 22 and facing a laundry list of health related tasks before leaving for the fall. The pap smear, at the top of my list, was Read more…
I heard that updated COVID vaccines have been approved for the fall. Can you tell me more?
Vaccines
Yes, the FDA recently approved three updated COVID vaccines for the 2026-2027 season that will target the JN.1 lineage XFG subvariant of the virus (SARS-CoV-2), and they are available. At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID vaccines for the 2026/2027 season. Let’s break it down: They are Moderna’s Read more…
