Kids and adolescents are naturally active and on the move. From toddlers learning to walk to teens playing in a lacrosse game, children often engage in activities that can lead…
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As a music therapist, I often use music to address goals in therapy. One thing I frequently hear from kids and teenagers, as well as their parents, is that they…
Lauren Cook, nurse practitioner and ThermiVa expert at Virginia Physicians for Women, discusses this common treatment for vaginal rejuvenation, including how it works, how long it takes to see…
From monthly cycles to different stages in life, hormones can play a role in the amount and quality of sleep women get. Dr. Padmini Santosh, OB/GYN at Virginia Physicians…
Parenting is hard – parenting while sober may or may not be harder. Here’s a look at one mom’s choice to quit drinking and how that choice changed her life.
Shining a spotlight on RVA families with multi-gen service providers – doctors, nurses, dentists who were surrounded by compassion and pass it along every day.
Twins Gabriel and Noah were born with sickle cell disease, an inherited group of blood disorders. Powering though sickle cell as a family!
My family’s caregiving journey for an older adult began some thirty years ago when my father died unexpectedly. In her sixties, my mom was thrust into a dynamic situation of…
Our mothers and grandmothers called it the change – the mysterious process during which females become unpredictably moody, irritable, short-tempered, and most of all, hot. We now refer to this…
The emergence of vaccines to protect kids against COVID-19 means it’s important for parents to stay informed about how science can save lives.
You have just delivered your baby and are adjusting to the many surprises of parenthood when you receive a call from the pediatrician. After you exchange pleasantries, the doctor…
Virginia Physicians for Women patient Rachel Ramirez experienced three miscarriages in five pregnancies. Now she is sharing her story and the resources that helped her through it. My name is…
