As we head into our not-so-favorite time of year—flu season—you might be thinking that it could be another mild year for influenza infections. Not so, say the experts,1 who advise everyone to go ahead and get their flu shot. While there was actually a dip in…
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“These kids need love, support, understanding and dependability,” says Dr. Laura Hershorin, pictured above. Dr. Hershorin is a mom to a recent high-school grad and a Teladoc board-certified family physician with over 25 years of experience. After a year that was like no other, kids…
Pictured above: Carolee M. took the selfie on the left two days before she tested positive for COVID-19. One week later, she took the selfie on the right in her hospital bed. The Dallas mom credits Teladoc for sending her to get the COVID-19 test…
As parents, every day we wrangle with car seats and seat belts to keep our kids safe. But did you know that vaccines actually save more lives than seat belts in the U.S.? It’s true! Vaccines save 42,000 lives every year in this country alone…
Did you know that older children and young adults between the ages 11 and 19 have an increased risk of getting meningococcal disease, and that college freshmen living in dormitories are especially vulnerable?1 Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that can lead to meningitis, which…