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Explore museums, nature and heritage this weekend in Austin, Sept. 29-Oct. 1
After some rain on Friday, it will be a beautiful weekend for getting out and seeing Austin with the family. Try these family events. Nan Blassingame performs the fancy shawl dance during American...
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Why is access to diapers so important? Austin Diaper Bank reminds us
We’ve written a lot about the Austin Diaper Bank in the last month. When Hurricane Harvey hit, you rushed to do something, and one thing that Austin and folks from around the country did was donate...
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Meet a ‘My Little Pony’ pony at Amy’s Ice Creams
Are you a “My Little Pony” fan or do you live with one? Can you not wait for this movie to come out next Friday? Next week the pony Rarity will be at Amy’s Ice Creams on 3500 Guadalupe St. from noon to...
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Dell Medical School is expanding a program to treat disorder that 40 percent...
Women of the world know, pee happens. You laugh, you pee. You cough, you pee. Does it have to be that way? A new program through Dell Medical School at the University of Texas is helping more women be...
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Why haven’t we found the cure, better treatment for Alzheimer’s?
This week a report from 2015 that stated these statistics: “Between 1998 and 2014, there were 123 unsuccessful attempts to develop drugs to treat Alzheimer’s – or as some call them “failures.” In that...
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Keep kids safe from injury that 20 percent of teens have had
A new study in the Journal of American Medical Association from the University of Michigan asked students in grades eighth, ninth, and 10th if they had ever had a concussion. Almost 20 percent said...
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CDC study: Pregnant moms who get vaccine protect babies against whooping cough
Moms-to-be add one more vaccine to your list. The CDC published a study in the “Clinical Infectious Diseases” journal last week. Women in their third trimester of pregnancy who got a Tdap vaccine were...
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How do you explain Las Vegas shooting to kids?
Parents, we might be glued to watching the news coverage of what happened late Sunday night in Las Vegas, but we need to be careful about who is watching with us and how we explain it. People hug and...
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Take in these Halloween family events around Austin
We love Halloween! How are you going to celebrate it with your family? Here are some local events to take in this month before the big day: Barton Hill Farms in Bastrop has a corn maze and other...
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Federal grant will give more University of Texas students mental health care...
An almost $1.8 million federal grant awarded to the University of Texas at Austin will help train more people how to provide mental health care in Travis County. The grant from the Health Resources and...
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Dell Children’s names new president, chief nurse
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas has named two new people to key positions. Christopher Born has been named the president of the hospital and will take over on Monday. Born comes to Dell...
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Think ahead to summer camp this Columbus Day when kids are out of school
Many kids have Monday off for Columbus Day or parent-teacher conferences. Think of Monday and other school holidays as a dry-run for future summer camps. Many places that offer summer camps also have...
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What are you doing the long weekend with the kids, Oct. 6-9
The long three-day Columbus Day weekend, and hey, the day before, too, are filled with many things to do with the kids. Just keep in mind it’s Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend. Give...
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Join the Teal Pumpkin Project to give kids with food allergies Halloween treats
This orange plastic pumpkin filled with candy presents a problem for kids with food allergies. Thinkstock All kids love Halloween candy right? Well, not really. Some kids cannot have it because of...
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Keep those energy drinks away from children
A study that analyzed calls to the National Poison Data System (that’s the database for poison control) tracked the number of calls of a toxic exposure from dietary supplements. From 2000-2012, the...
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New moms get one-on-one support with Nurse-Family Partnership program
Seraiah Johnson-Joiner is so close to walking her mother Serenah Johnson can’t stand it. In their home in Northwest Austin, Johnson watches Seraiah closely, just weeks before her first birthday. Nurse...
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Cookie Monster getting a food truck in new ‘Sesame Street’ season
The next season of “Sesame Street” begins Nov. 11 on HBO, followed by a spring debut on PBS. What’s new for the season? Definitely more kindness episodes, more episodes talking about differences and...
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Will local girls become Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts?
Wednesday’s announcement by Boy Scouts of America to allow girls into its Cub Scout program and create a separate program for girls similar to the Boy Scout program had us wondering what that means for...
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Celebrate fall (even if it’s 90 degrees) with the kids this weekend in...
We’re going to be close to 90 degrees this weekend, until we get to a possible rain shower on Sunday. Bring your sunscreen, your bug spray and head out for these family activities. Friday Thinkery....
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Keep teens safe while driving with these helpful tips
Insurance company USAA gives us a list of 10 things to keep teen safe while driving, but really these are good tips for any driver. Don’t try to multitask. Avoid these nine distractions while driving:...
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