Dr Sonal wants to get healthy with you.

12/18/2025

We need more of this.
These California children created a hotline for words of encouragement. All you have to do is call.

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSWKoaUCdwH/?igsh=bWRlcHR3cjJ0d2Yx

12/18/2025

Danger of potential residue?
Something that I expect to become standard of care:
Brush your teeth and rinse out your mouth after anaphylaxis in case of retained allergen exposure. See comments.

12/18/2025

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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hhs-cuts-millions-grants-american-academy-pediatrics-rcna249769?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOwKAxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe4a4F7Rr3BYuTlu4xxDmtRgEVJ4yhvGrfllzhDLADOBFhyoMYq_fi4WGAq_Y_aem_g3IM5q7uZxviWBIhOWRVxQ

The move is an escalation in the agency’s clash with the medical group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.

12/17/2025

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AAP is heartbroken and outraged by the mass shootings this weekend at Brown University and in Australia.

Schools, campuses, and community gatherings — places meant for learning, religious observances, and connection — should be free from the threat of gun violence. Children deserve to grow up without associating classrooms, public spaces, or celebrations with fear and loss.

We owe children more than our sorrow. We owe them action.

As pediatricians, we know that repeated exposure to violence, whether in person or on a screen, can harm children’s mental and emotional health. Parenting through these moments is overwhelming, and families should not have to shoulder this burden alone.

Gun violence is a serious threat to the health and safety of children and teens, and AAP will continue to advocate for policies that protect young people and help ensure that all children can learn, gather, and grow without fear.

For resources to help parents talk with children about tragic news events, visit https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/talking-to-children-about-tragedies-and-other-news-events.aspx

12/17/2025

When my Aunt practiced medicine in Australia, the country mourned and then acted within twelve days to make nationwide reform that has kept the country largely safe until this week’s horrific Bondi beach attack. They are already discussing what changes to make next. Because as a community, they agree this is a “never should happen” event.

I think most of us agree and want some common sense gun reforms and better mental health services. It has been really hard to be in medicine and seeing things go backward. More unnecessary hurt. More unnecessary death. Our youngest and our brightest.

Our first promise is “to do no harm” and I wish we all had to take that same oath.

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One of the Parkland high school shooting survivors is a student at Brown University.

What are we doing?

We can do better.

Consider supporting everytown or Sandy Hook Promise or any organization that feels right for you and get involved. 🙏🏽

12/16/2025

If you test positive in the first 72 hours, you’re a candidate for Tamiflu or some kind of antiviral drug. They’re not usually prescribed under age 12 because of side effects, but for adults we prescribed them to help shorten duration and severity and complications.

ETA: if you have significant exposure to somebody with the flu, you can also call for prophylaxis dosing if you are an adult. To decrease the chances that you get sick.

The flu is an illness you get from the influenza virus. It causes symptoms like head and body aches, sore throat, fever and respiratory symptoms, which can be severe. Flu is most common in winter months, when many people can get sick at once.

12/14/2025

A few things to know about vitamin B12.
Make sure you’re getting enough.

Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause memory loss, numbness and tingling, neuropathy, fatigue, cheilitis or broken skin at corners of your mouth, and even contribute to osteoporosis.

The people at highest risk for being deficient are people who are vegetarian or vegan or don’t have a well balanced diet.

So if you are vegan or vegetarian, it’s good to supplement with nutritional yeast in your diet. It can really help a lot. And it tastes complex and nutty and cheesy in flavor.

It’s an easy level to check so if you have any symptoms or any concerns, please ask your doctor to check it!

When you think about maintaining your bone health, taking calcium and vitamin D are probably the first things that come to mind. But there's another nutrient that deserves attention: vitamin B12. Research suggests that low B12 levels may affect your bone density, increasing your risk of osteoporosis...

12/09/2025

I cannot tell you how much I love science. I am so grateful for all the ways that it helped my children not have to worry about things their grandparents did. About things that their grandparents siblings died from.

My nieces who are younger than my children have been even more protected due to new vaccines. It is a shame after working so hard to come so far, with this wonderful problem of not seeing all this previous death on a daily basis, that we have forgotten. We have forgotten what we have tried so hard to prevent. And so some make uninformed decisions- and some only affect their child. But some decisions especially about vaccines affect us all.

It has been a tiring time in medicine to see the back sliding to a complication rate and worse even death due to disease for children that we so desperately clawed our way out of. 

These parents are not moved by science. They are moved by emotion. And while my emotions are running high, I really feel for our pediatric colleagues who have to do this all day, every day now. This is not helping our patients and this is not helping the burnout rate in medicine. 🥹🙏🏽♥️

Vitamin K injections have prevented deadly brain bleeds in infants for more than 60 years. New research shows refusal rates have recently jumped nearly 80 percent

12/09/2025

Great time to donate toys now ♥️🙏🏽♥️

12/07/2025

I highly recommend every newborn getting hepatitis B vaccine at birth. So does most every other Physician. ♥️🙏🏽♥️

Insurance coverage for the hepatitis B vaccine will remain in place despite the CDC panel’s vote. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, AHIP, and federal officials overseeing Medicare, Medicaid and the Vaccines for Children program say families will still be able to get the shot at no cost.

12/07/2025

A great reminder that the new age for screening colonoscopies is 45. The best reminder I’ve seen yet. 😆🙏🏽♥️.

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12/07/2025

45 is the new 50 when it comes to colonoscopies. Get yours soon if you’re 45 years old and you haven’t yet!