Posted inSecond Opinion MDH epidemiologist: likelihood of Zika virus showing up in Minnesota is low by Susan Perry 01/22/201605/04/2017
Posted inSecond Opinion Doula support is associated with lower rates of premature birth, say U of M researchers by Susan Perry 01/18/201609/06/2017
Posted inSecond Opinion U.S. life expectancy remains unchanged; infant mortality declines, says CDC by Susan Perry 12/10/201512/10/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Major furniture, mattress and carpet makers still use toxic flame retardants, report finds by Susan Perry 12/04/201512/04/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Evidence that Ritalin and similar drugs help children with ADHD is weak, study finds by Susan Perry 11/30/201511/30/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion To protect children’s health, agriculture must end its routine use of antibiotics, pediatrics report says by Susan Perry 11/18/201511/18/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion St. Paul receives an ‘A,’ Minneapolis a ‘B’ for preventing premature births by Susan Perry 11/06/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Football programs at public schools should end, say two U of M professors by Susan Perry 11/02/201511/02/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Most working moms don’t have adequate workplace support for breastfeeding, U of M study finds by Susan Perry 10/16/201510/16/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Support for breastfeeding increases in U.S. hospitals, CDC study finds by Susan Perry 10/07/201510/07/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Siblings are major source of pertussis infections in infants, CDC finds by Susan Perry 09/10/201509/11/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Fewer parents are refusing vaccines for their children, a physician survey suggests by Susan Perry 08/27/201508/27/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Study finds dramatic drop in chickenpox cases and complications by Susan Perry 08/18/201508/18/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion John Oliver takes U.S. — and Minnesota — to task for refusing to mandate paid maternity leave by Susan Perry 05/12/201505/13/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion After promising self-regulation, food industry still mostly advertises junk to kids by Susan Perry 05/08/201505/08/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Another large study finds no link between autism and vaccines — even among high-risk children by Susan Perry 04/22/201504/22/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Dishwashers associated with higher rate of allergies in children, study finds by Susan Perry 02/25/201502/25/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Breastfed babies exposed to less arsenic than those given formula, study finds by Susan Perry 02/23/201502/23/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Facts won’t work with parents fearful of childhood vaccines by Susan Perry 02/20/201502/20/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Smoking bans linked to dramatic drop in secondhand smoke exposure by Susan Perry 02/05/201502/05/2015