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Kellie Schmitt

Seattle

Writer at Freelance

I'm a Seattle-based health and science journalist

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  • 4 days ago | parentmap.com | Kellie Schmitt

    Photo: iStock Editor’s note: This article was sponsored by Seattle Children’s Hospital.  The Pacific Northwest’s light-filled, long summer days provide the perfect launching pad for outdoor events and excursions. A little parental prevention and awareness can work wonders in keeping kids healthy as they head outdoors.

  • 3 weeks ago | parentmap.com | Kellie Schmitt

    Photo: iStock Editor’s note: This article was sponsored by Mary Bridge Chidlren’sChildren who are lonely don’t always act sad or hopeless. Sometimes, there might be less obvious indicators, such as a child completely obsessed with technology.

  • 1 month ago | parentmap.com | Kellie Schmitt

    Photo: Exploring tide pools. Photo: Kari Hanson On a recent sunny afternoon, Vanessa Tippmann crouched down on the wet sand to show her 3-year-old daughter the difference between smooth emerald-green eel grass and bumpy Turkish towel, a reddish-brown algae.

  • 1 month ago | magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu | Kellie Schmitt

    After finishing a year of intensive treatment in December, Lori Stinnett was free of cancer—but not worry. “You’re so closely monitored for all of these months and all of a sudden, poof! It’s done,” says Stinnett, who lives in Northern Virginia. “How are we making sure it doesn’t come back if there’s no MRI for six months? It’s a very scary thing.”A simple blood test that detects cancer tumor DNA is already being used in cases like Stinnett’s to identify reoccurrence.

  • 1 month ago | parentmap.com | Kellie Schmitt

    Photo: iStock Editor’s note: This article was sponsored by Seattle Children’s Hospital. While many children experience anxiety, not everyone needs professional support. Sometimes, simply learning a few evidence-based tips and strategies can keep kids’ anxiety at a healthy level.

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Kellie Schmitt
Kellie Schmitt @schmitt_k
29 Apr 22

Two women’s stories show why California’s expansion of Medicaid to undocumented older adults is such a big deal https://t.co/0B0sDnKhjw

Kellie Schmitt
Kellie Schmitt @schmitt_k
25 Apr 22

Community engagement drives effort to make mental health care more equitable in one California county https://t.co/D29uOgmX9t

Kellie Schmitt
Kellie Schmitt @schmitt_k
31 Jan 22

California stands on the brink of historic health coverage expansion. Which way will the state go? https://t.co/XjqgRfgPbA