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Laura K. Grubb, MD, MPH

Medical Reviewer Member of the SingleCare Medical Board
Laura K. Grubb, MD, MPH, is a board-certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist. She cares for patients in an urban academic medical center and is active with national organizations focusing on child health, public health, and adolescent health care. In addition, she has been a volunteer with the Amigos de Las Americas organization since 1990—first as a community volunteer and now as a medical advisor.
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A girl holding her tummy represents stomach bug in children
Health Education

The parent’s guide to stomach bugs

These icky infections are common—but usually kids recover quickly
Apr. 21, 2021
Is it safe to take Cymbalta while pregnant?
Drug Info

Is it safe to take Cymbalta while pregnant?

Pregnancy can be overwhelming. There are the changes in your body, often…
Mar. 29, 2021
Hands with cream represent contact dermatitis treatment
Health Education

How to treat contact dermatitis

Causes | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Contact dermatitis treatment | Prevention It…
Mar. 23, 2021
A pregnant woman with an inhaler represent asthma during pregnancy
Health Education

Asthma during pregnancy

When you’re expecting, your symptoms may change—but it’s treatable
Updated on Feb. 22, 2022
A woman with electric bolts coming out of her head, representing migraines
Community

Migraine with aura and birth control pills: A dangerous combinat...

My first migraine with aura was in seventh grade. I’d had a…
Mar. 3, 2021
A pregnant woman and a pill represent Prozac and pregnancy
Drug Info

Is it safe to take Prozac (fluoxetine) during pregnancy?

Pregnancy expands your health considerations to include your growing baby. That’s why…
Feb. 19, 2021
A doctor examines a girl for strep throat in kids
Health Education

The parent’s guide to strep throat in kids

Endless coughs and sneezes, runny noses, and unexplained itchy bumps—kids seem to…
Jan. 21, 2021
A woman who is pregnant with cervical cancer
Community

How I navigated a cervical cancer diagnosis during pregnancy

In 2019, I got the news I was hoping for—I was having…
Jan. 13, 2021
Zoloft during pregnancy
Drug Info

Is it safe to take Zoloft during pregnancy?

An important part of being an expectant parent is keeping your child…
Jan. 12, 2021
Difference between Delirium and dementia
Health Education

Delirium vs. dementia: Compare causes, symptoms, treatments ...

If you are caring for a loved one and start to notice…
Jan. 8, 2021
A boy itching represents ringworm in kids
Health Education

The parent’s guide to ringworm in kids

Endless coughs and sneezes, runny noses, and unexplained itchy bumps—kids seem to…
Dec. 29, 2020
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