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Alvin Chan is a pediatric gastroenterology fellow. Kim Ramirez-Chan is a pediatrician.

COVID-19: Social distancing is our responsibility. Vaccines are too.

Alvin Chan, MD, MPH and Kim Ramirez-Chan, MD, MPH
Conditions and Diseases
March 28, 2020

Our country is facing a national health crisis on a scale that has never been seen before in our lifetimes. The COVID-19 pandemic is unchartered territory—a new strain of an old virus that has so far claimed more than 1,000 lives. Right now, we are all nervous for what’s still to come—not just for ourselves, but for our parents, grandparents, and the vulnerable groups, who seem to be most severely …

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COVID-19: Social distancing is our responsibility. Vaccines are too.

Tap water: an undervalued and overlooked key to health

Alvin Chan, MD, MPH and Kim Ramirez-Chan, MD, MPH
Conditions and Diseases
March 20, 2018

Suffering from headaches? Drink more water.

Feeling tired? Drink more water.

Fighting the flu? Drink more water.

Trying to lose weight? Drink more water.

As pediatricians, we advise our patients to “drink more water” all the time — a recommendation that sounds so simple, yet so often under-recognized. In fact, more than half of American children do not drink enough water and one-fourth do not drink any water on a …

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Tap water: an undervalued and overlooked key to health

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