Pre-pandemic, when it came to winter the cold DEFINITELY bothered me anyway. I dreaded the winter months and would trudge through them dreaming of the return to sunny days by the pool. Last year, I started to feel very gloomy...
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I don’t know about you but I really dislike the gym. As a somewhere-in-my-30s-year-old woman, I’ve done my fair share of gym time. In fact, I spent most of my 20s trying everything from weight lifting to kickboxing to...
This post is sponsored by HCA Midwest Health.
A few months ago, I began having significant right lower quadrant pain. I messaged my primary care (Dr. Nicole Niemann) on the HCA Midwest health portal (such an amazing way to keep...
This post is sponsored by Horizon Therapeutics.
My journey with Graves Disease goes back about 14 years ago. When I was 28, I attended the Michael Buble concert and met some friends at Kansas City Power & Light District afterward....
More than 28 million children in the United States are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine after a Pfizer vaccine was shown to be more than 90 percent effective against symptomatic infection. As parents consider whether or not to...
COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for ages 5-11, a big moment that many moms have been waiting for. We know you also have lots of questions so we got on the phone with Dr. Gabriel Schifman of the Pediatric...
Por Jennifer Goldman, MD, y Jennifer Schuster, MD: Pediatras especializados en enfermedades infecciosas
Con la aprobación de la vacuna contra el COVID-19 pendiente para niños de 5 a 11 años, queremos responder algunas de sus preguntas enviadas sobre la vacuna...
This post is written by Jennifer Goldman, MD, and Jennifer Schuster, MD – Pediatric Infectious Diseases physicians at Children's Mercy.
With the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 – 11 years old, we wanted to answer a...
As a child I have always felt that something was different or abnormal about the way that my chest sank in. I always thought the inability of taking a deep breath was strange.
I was born and raised in a small...
I didn’t expect this to be so dang complicated. But, I am going to do my best to be as raw and honest as I can. Let’s talk about mental health.
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. It has...
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As COVID-19 continues to make headlines, influenza (flu) prevention shouldn’t fall off your radar....
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Learn more about the Eating Disorders Center at Children’s Mercy.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children and teens are more isolated, anxious, stressed and have a sense of loss of control. They may have...
I have struggled with my relationship with food since I was very young, but I internalized the idea that eating disorders are a thin person problem and that people in larger bodies didn't have them.
As I became older the...
I’ll never forget the day I was notified our first COVID-19 patient was being transferred to Research Medical Center. Many thoughts raced through my head for my co-workers and what we were about to face, for our community members...
Your Guide To KC
Guide to Indoor Play in Kansas City
Whether it's snow, rain or just way too hot, moms need indoor play options in Kansas City all year long. Luckily, there are plenty...
