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Two changes you can make today for a healthy heart

You don’t have to overhaul your diet or dinner plans today, but starting small is an easy way to support long-term cardiovascular health outcomes.

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Debunking old wives’ tales: part two

Does the flu shot give you the flu? Can colds cause ear infections? Dr. Ivor Horn gets to the bottom of some common misconceptions in part two of debunking old wives’ tales on colds.

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Debunking old wives’ tales: part one

Children’s National’s pediatrician Lee Beers, MD, gets to the bottom of five common old wives’ tales on colds.

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Tips for keeping your child safe in the snow

Here are five tips for keeping your child safe and happy this winter.

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How to determine the severity of heart murmurs

Heart murmurs are extra or unusual sounds made by blood circulating through heart valves, or through blood vessels near the heart.