Kate4kidsMD
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Kate4kidsMD
@Kate4kidsMD
Pediatrician. Child advocate. Support animal rights & social justice. President @AAPOC, media spokeswoman @AAP. Make every day count.





i started a quarantine podcast with my baby





Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died today, December 8th 2019, at age 85 at his home in Connecticut, after living with Dystonia for some time. m.sesame.org/2P3EhIh

An @OCAAP Pediatrician of the Year & Infectious Disease expert extraordinaire Jasjit Singh MD FAAO busts vaccine myths using evidence & best practices to help providers support families to understand the preventive power of vaccines! @AAPSOPT #VaccinesWork

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common, and the effects can add up over time. 61% of adults had at least 1 ACE and 16% had 4 or more #ACEs. Preventing ACEs can help children and adults thrive. Read how in the latest #VitalSigns. bit.ly/VitalSignsACEs




I’m heartbroken and disgusted. Thoughts and prayers from NRA apologists in Congress are insulting to victims. Their silence is deafening— It makes them permissive, even complicit in this epidemic. It’s time for a special session of Congress to make this mass shooting the last.






