The Healthy Dose
Expert insights from UArizona Health Sciences
The Health Dose: Children and Family Health
By Sheila M. Gephart, PhD, RN, FAAN | Aug 17, 2021
Breast milk acts as medicine, and providing breastfeeding support keeps mothers and babies healthy. Sheila Gephart, PhD, RN, FAAN first became aware of the importance of breast milk for babies while... read more
By Stephen Klotz, MD | Jun 17, 2021
Late spring and summer in Arizona bring blood-hungry kissing bugs and their bites, but doctors say there is no reason for alarm. A family is sound asleep while... read more
By Kirsten Limesand, PhD | Jan 14, 2020
Most people don’t think about saliva. But imagine your life without it. Everything is moistened by saliva: your oral cavity, your gums, your tongue, your teeth. That moistening surrounds food so it’s easier to... read more