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A young Black boy in a jean jacket and white T-shirt eats lunch out of a blue and white Bento-style lunch box. (Photo: Katerina Holmes/Pexels)

Can I Buy?

With the school year underway, it is time to focus on one of the most perplexing dilemmas that challenge parents: what to pack for my kid’s lunch.
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A young boy gets a bandage put on his arm after getting his COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Getty Images)

Healthy Kids

Dr. Patrick Gavigan, a pediatric infectious d,isease physician at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital answers five questions about children and the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Two children squatting down watching sparks shoot into the sky from fireworks. (Photo: Two children squatting down watching sparks shoot into the sky from fireworks. (Photo: Shutterstock)Shutterstock)

Play It Safe

Nothing says summer like the 4th of July, and nothing says “Happy Independence Day!” like fireworks. Unfortunately, thousands of Americans are injured by fireworks every year.
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