In this episode, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin will provide concrete advice about how to talk to your kids about the 2024 election.

We've seen many health policy changes coming out of HHS in the past couples of weeks. It's honestly felt hard to keep up. So this week, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin do their best to summarize some of those changes & outline some potential impacts.

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RFK Jr had 2 Senate confirmation hearings Jan 29 and 30. For more than six hours, senators considered whether to confirm him to lead HHS. A vote is still pending on what is shaping up to be one of the most controversial nominations. This week, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin provide a recap of those hearings.

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RFK Jr is facing senators as they consider whether to confirm him to lead HHS. This week, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin discuss his nomination and why over 20,000 doctors and more than 75 Nobel Prize winners are urging the Senate to reject him. The Senate confirmation hearings are scheduled Jan 29 and 30.

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This week, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin discuss a new executive order from President Trump called "“Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government," which places a focus on sex rather than gender identity. In this episode, we discuss this executive order and what it means for families.

Read the executive order here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

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This week, Dr. Alicia Rolin provides a short update about bird flu and what's been happening in the US since our episode in December. Bird flu is an evolving pandemic threat we'll help you keep track of these developments.

Websites we recommend:

https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/

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This week, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin talk about artificial dye focusing on red dye number 3, and why it's been in the news.

If you want to let the FDA know what you think, here's the link. It will be open until 1/21/2025. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/21/2024-27289/development-of-an-enhanced-systematic-process-for-the-food-and-drug-administrations-post-market

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This week, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin talk about bird flu, the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic, and what you can do to protect your family.

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This week, Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin present a special December toy edition. With the holidays coming up, it's definitely the season of gifting. Join us as we discuss safety concerns of ten popular toys - as well as five toys we recommend as safer options.

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This week, join Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin as they explain what the differences between an FSA and HSA, plus how you might use this money to help prepare for the coming administration.

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This week, President-Elect Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Join Drs. Alicia and Stephanie Rolin as they do a deep dive into what HHS is, why this nomination matters, and what might happen next.

This is not intended to be medical advice, and the content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of their employers or funders.