How can I support a loved one who is immunocompromised?
Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Understand what it means to be immunocompromised, know the current recommendations, and take concrete actions to support them. TL; DR: Being immunocompromised means the body can’t fight infection well. This can be caused by something or the person could have been born with this condition. If you are supporting someone who is immunocompromised, it is Read more…
January 6, 2023
How can I help if someone has a cardiac arrest?
General Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Quick CPR and use of an AED can save a life! With the recent and very public tragedy of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest, a lot of folks are wondering what happened and what they could do in a similar situation. When someone’s heart stops beating, there are three things to do. First, call 911. Read more…
January 5, 2023
¿Es posible tener síntomas de depresión poco después de haber tenido COVID?
Mental Health Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
🫥 Sí, es posible. Las personas también pueden tener síntomas de ansiedad y otras alteraciones en el estado de ánimo después de un cuadro de COVID-19. Entre el 20 y el 30 % de las personas pueden desarrollar síntomas relacionados con alteraciones en la salud mental hasta 6 meses después una infección por COVID-19 o Read more…
January 5, 2023
Weight loss is my New Year’s Resolution. What can I do?
General Health
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As we enter the New Year, people are putting a lot of weight on their weight. Losing weight is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. But your health is more than just a number. Here are some ideas to help you focus on what really matters here. Maybe you have noticed that Read more…
January 3, 2023
¿Esta temporada de enfermedades respiratorias (como VRS e influenza) se debe a una “deuda de inmunidad”?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
La expresión “deuda de inmunidad” es confusa e inútil. No existe tal “deuda de inmunidad” para las personas. No es necesario infectarnos para protegernos de un contagio. Cuantas menos exposiciones a patógenos durante la vida, mejor. (Tan sólo pregúnteles a las generaciones anteriores que sufrieron sarampión, cólera, polio, viruela, etc.). Para que los niños desarrollen Read more…
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral Read more…
January 2, 2023
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
January 2, 2023
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
Understand what it means to be immunocompromised, know the current recommendations, and take concrete actions to support them. TL; DR: Being immunocompromised means the body can’t fight infection well. This can be caused by something or the person could have been born with this condition. If you are supporting someone who is immunocompromised, it is Read more…
How can I help if someone has a cardiac arrest?
General Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Quick CPR and use of an AED can save a life! With the recent and very public tragedy of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest, a lot of folks are wondering what happened and what they could do in a similar situation. When someone’s heart stops beating, there are three things to do. First, call 911. Read more…
January 5, 2023
¿Es posible tener síntomas de depresión poco después de haber tenido COVID?
Mental Health Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
🫥 Sí, es posible. Las personas también pueden tener síntomas de ansiedad y otras alteraciones en el estado de ánimo después de un cuadro de COVID-19. Entre el 20 y el 30 % de las personas pueden desarrollar síntomas relacionados con alteraciones en la salud mental hasta 6 meses después una infección por COVID-19 o Read more…
January 5, 2023
Weight loss is my New Year’s Resolution. What can I do?
General Health
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As we enter the New Year, people are putting a lot of weight on their weight. Losing weight is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. But your health is more than just a number. Here are some ideas to help you focus on what really matters here. Maybe you have noticed that Read more…
January 3, 2023
¿Esta temporada de enfermedades respiratorias (como VRS e influenza) se debe a una “deuda de inmunidad”?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
La expresión “deuda de inmunidad” es confusa e inútil. No existe tal “deuda de inmunidad” para las personas. No es necesario infectarnos para protegernos de un contagio. Cuantas menos exposiciones a patógenos durante la vida, mejor. (Tan sólo pregúnteles a las generaciones anteriores que sufrieron sarampión, cólera, polio, viruela, etc.). Para que los niños desarrollen Read more…
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral Read more…
January 2, 2023
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
January 2, 2023
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
A: Quick CPR and use of an AED can save a life! With the recent and very public tragedy of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest, a lot of folks are wondering what happened and what they could do in a similar situation. When someone’s heart stops beating, there are three things to do. First, call 911. Read more…
¿Es posible tener síntomas de depresión poco después de haber tenido COVID?
Mental Health Posts en Español
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
🫥 Sí, es posible. Las personas también pueden tener síntomas de ansiedad y otras alteraciones en el estado de ánimo después de un cuadro de COVID-19. Entre el 20 y el 30 % de las personas pueden desarrollar síntomas relacionados con alteraciones en la salud mental hasta 6 meses después una infección por COVID-19 o Read more…
January 5, 2023
Weight loss is my New Year’s Resolution. What can I do?
General Health
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As we enter the New Year, people are putting a lot of weight on their weight. Losing weight is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. But your health is more than just a number. Here are some ideas to help you focus on what really matters here. Maybe you have noticed that Read more…
January 3, 2023
¿Esta temporada de enfermedades respiratorias (como VRS e influenza) se debe a una “deuda de inmunidad”?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
La expresión “deuda de inmunidad” es confusa e inútil. No existe tal “deuda de inmunidad” para las personas. No es necesario infectarnos para protegernos de un contagio. Cuantas menos exposiciones a patógenos durante la vida, mejor. (Tan sólo pregúnteles a las generaciones anteriores que sufrieron sarampión, cólera, polio, viruela, etc.). Para que los niños desarrollen Read more…
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral Read more…
January 2, 2023
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
January 2, 2023
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
🫥 Sí, es posible. Las personas también pueden tener síntomas de ansiedad y otras alteraciones en el estado de ánimo después de un cuadro de COVID-19. Entre el 20 y el 30 % de las personas pueden desarrollar síntomas relacionados con alteraciones en la salud mental hasta 6 meses después una infección por COVID-19 o Read more…
Weight loss is my New Year’s Resolution. What can I do?
General Health
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: As we enter the New Year, people are putting a lot of weight on their weight. Losing weight is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. But your health is more than just a number. Here are some ideas to help you focus on what really matters here. Maybe you have noticed that Read more…
January 3, 2023
¿Esta temporada de enfermedades respiratorias (como VRS e influenza) se debe a una “deuda de inmunidad”?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
La expresión “deuda de inmunidad” es confusa e inútil. No existe tal “deuda de inmunidad” para las personas. No es necesario infectarnos para protegernos de un contagio. Cuantas menos exposiciones a patógenos durante la vida, mejor. (Tan sólo pregúnteles a las generaciones anteriores que sufrieron sarampión, cólera, polio, viruela, etc.). Para que los niños desarrollen Read more…
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral Read more…
January 2, 2023
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
January 2, 2023
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
A: As we enter the New Year, people are putting a lot of weight on their weight. Losing weight is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. But your health is more than just a number. Here are some ideas to help you focus on what really matters here. Maybe you have noticed that Read more…
¿Esta temporada de enfermedades respiratorias (como VRS e influenza) se debe a una “deuda de inmunidad”?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
La expresión “deuda de inmunidad” es confusa e inútil. No existe tal “deuda de inmunidad” para las personas. No es necesario infectarnos para protegernos de un contagio. Cuantas menos exposiciones a patógenos durante la vida, mejor. (Tan sólo pregúnteles a las generaciones anteriores que sufrieron sarampión, cólera, polio, viruela, etc.). Para que los niños desarrollen Read more…
January 3, 2023
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral Read more…
January 2, 2023
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
January 2, 2023
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
La expresión “deuda de inmunidad” es confusa e inútil. No existe tal “deuda de inmunidad” para las personas. No es necesario infectarnos para protegernos de un contagio. Cuantas menos exposiciones a patógenos durante la vida, mejor. (Tan sólo pregúnteles a las generaciones anteriores que sufrieron sarampión, cólera, polio, viruela, etc.). Para que los niños desarrollen Read more…
How concerned should I be about the new XBB.1.5 variant?
COVID Variants
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral Read more…
January 2, 2023
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
January 2, 2023
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
XBB.1.5 has a transmission advantage, but this doesn’t make it a game-changing “super variant.” Keep calm, get boosted (and ramp-up precautions), and carry-on. At this stage of the pandemic, new variants are *guaranteed* to come and go. Variants arise from random errors as viruses make copies of itself. Most of these errors will be neutral Read more…
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
January 2, 2023
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
¡Les deseamos a todos un feliz año nuevo! Gracias por su apoyo…ahora y todos los días. Las Nerdy Girls Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
Winter is coming… GO, GO, GO and get your updated COVID booster!
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
December 31, 2022
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
COVID activity is picking up in the United States and much of Europe. We’ve heard from our own families that many people *think* they are up to date on boosters but actually haven’t gotten the updated (or “bivalent” booster). If you got your previous boosters prior to September 2022 but none since, you are eligible Read more…
Is setting a New Year’s Resolution a recipe for disaster?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
December 31, 2022
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
A: Not at all! You can make those resolutions happen….well, at least one or two of them. TL; DR: Lots of people set goals (aka resolutions or intentions) around this time of year. When you set your goals, make sure you focus on the what, why, and how. 🫖 Tell me more. Lots of us Read more…
¡Auxilio! Hay escasez de medicamentos para la fiebre. ¿Cómo cuido a mi hijo si tiene fiebre?
Families/Kids Posts en Español Treatments
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
December 30, 2022
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
TL:DR: La fiebre suele ser una señal de que el cuerpo está luchando contra una infección o enfermedad. Es una de las formas en que nuestro sistema inmunológico responde a la infección. Los medicamentos para aminorar la fiebre y el dolor, como el paracetamol y el ibuprofeno, son una opción para los niños que se Read more…
Any ideas for year-end giving?
Uncategorized
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
December 28, 2022
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
A: Support the science communication work of Those Nerdy Girls! Those Nerdy Girls aren’t going anywhere. While our work was born in a moment of crisis (a really long moment), the need for accessible, practical science is evident now more than ever. This year we’ve expanded our work with a new Reproductive Health squad to Read more…
Does the bivalent COVID-19 booster provide better protection against COVID-19?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
December 27, 2022
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
TL;DR: Yes! The new bivalent booster vaccine does give additional protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections, reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and reduces the risk of hospitalization. In September 2022, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all persons aged 12 and up who had already gotten their primary series of Read more…
¿Debería vacunarme contra la influenza si ya la tuve durante esta temporada?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
December 24, 2022
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
¡Sí! La vacuna contra la influenza protege ante CUATRO cepas. Y por otra parte ¡no querrá volver a contagiarse! TL;DR: Es difícil saber con qué cepa se infectó o cuál será la dominante en los próximos meses. Vacúnese si ya ha tenido influenza o incluso si ha sospechado tenerla. La vacuna actual es “tetravalente”, lo Read more…
Feeling the holiday blues?
Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
December 24, 2022
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
💙 Everybody has the blues, sometimes. Almost 50% of us at this time of year, to be specific. The holiday week between 🎄 Christmas and 🎊 New Year’s Day can be a difficult one. Of course some of us have joyful feelings and good memories, but others feel lonely, sad, empty, or not physically well, Read more…
✨Les deseamos a usted y a sus seres queridos unas felices fiestas ✨
Posts en Español Uncategorized
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
December 23, 2022
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
Recuerde hacerse una prueba rapida 🧪 antes de reunirse, use una mascarilla 😷 alrededor de las personas que están en riesgo y vacúnese 💉si aún no lo ha hecho. 📮Si aún no lo ha hecho, envíe sus preguntas a nuestro buzón de preguntas. ¡Agradecemos a todos ustedes por estar aquí y ayudar a apoyar nuestra Read more…
When during my cycle can I get pregnant?
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
December 22, 2022
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
A: Most people are in their “fertile window” from about day 10-17 after the first day of their period, but this can vary a LOT. In people not taking hormonal types of birth control, the uterus and ovaries tend to go through a cycle, trying about once a month to get the body pregnant. The Read more…
Prepárese para el frío!
Posts en Español Staying Safe
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
December 22, 2022
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
Será un fin de semana de temperaturas muy bajas y esta gráfica nos guía en cómo podemos prepararnos para este clima invernal extremo que tendremos en EE.UU. Esta gráfica fue creada por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de Huston-Galveston. Fuente aquí Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
When should I be testing for Covid-19 with so many other respiratory viruses going around?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Megan Madsen, DO
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
December 21, 2022
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
A: It’s still a good idea to test if you have cold symptoms, know you were exposed, or are visiting anyone vulnerable to severe COVID disease. If it feels like everyone you know has had a cold or upper respiratory illness in the last 3 months, Those Nerdy Girls are right there with you. The Read more…
¿Existe una manera fácil de averiguar si soy elegible para una vacuna de refuerzo contra el COVID-19 en EE.UU.?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
December 21, 2022
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
Sí, en EE.UU. hay una herramienta útil en línea que le puede indicar si es elegible para un refuerzo en función de su edad, las dosis que ya recibió y si está inmunocomprometido. ✳️ Visite esta página, responda algunas preguntas y descubra si es elegible para el nuevo refuerzo bivalente COVID-19 (que se dirige tanto Read more…
How can I stay safe during the holidays?
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…
Think in terms of harm reduction. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just in time for Christmas, COVID is again on the rise. Flu and RSV may be peaking—but remember that there are often as many cases *after* a peak as before it. As we approach the festive season how can Read more…