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Irina Gonzalez

Latina journalist, managing editor, and freelance writer at Freelance Journalist

Irina Gonzalez uses storytelling to empower others to take an active role in changing their lives. She is a journalist, editor, and freelance writer based in Colorado, covering parenting, mental health, and Latinx culture. Her work has appeared in over 50 publications, including Parents, HuffPost, OprahDaily.com, and more. She's also the author of Raising Gen Alpha on Substack and is working on a book about motherhood and a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis. In her spare time, you can find her reading spicy romance books or exploring her colorful state with her husband and rambunctious kiddo. Follow her on Instagram @msirinagonzalez and on TikTok @msirinagonzalez.

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  • Good Housekeeping
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  • Yahoo Life
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  • Freelance Journalist

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  • 6 Top Fifth Disease Symptoms Families Need to Be Aware Of
    24 Aug 2024—Good Housekeeping
    Jump to: What is Fifth disease? Fifth disease symptoms What should you do if you think you have Fifth disease? If you recently heard people mention Fifth Disease (also known as Slapped Cheek Disease or human parvovirus B19), and wonder what's going on, you're not alone. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a health advisory "to notify healthcare providers, public health authorities, and the public about current increases in human parvovirus B19 activity in...
  • What Are the Symptoms of COVID "FLiRT"? Experts Explain
    19 May 2024—Good Housekeeping
    There are several COVID variants right now which have the same "set of mutations," and are being referred to as FLiRT. KP.2 — which comes from the JN.1 strain — is now the most dominant variant, accounting for 28% of cases. The symptoms are similar to other COVID strains. Being sick and experiencing a chronic cough, elevated fever, sore throat or a runny nose should prompt you to get a COVID-19 test to ensure you are not contagious. Jump to: What is the FLiRT variant? What are the...
  • The New COVID JN.1 Variant Symptoms to Watch For, According to Experts
    20 Jan 2024—Good Housekeeping
    The new variant, JN.1 presents with similar symptoms as earlier coronavirus strains, but may be more transmissible. The most recent COVID vaccines should help lower your chances of serious illness or hospitalization from JN.1. Until the surge is over, the best things you can do to protect yourself and your family are getting vaccinated, wearing a mask in crowded spaces and testing if you have symptoms. A new COVID-19 variant is in town and it's a doozy. Named the JN.1 variant, it's quickly...
  • What parents need to know about childhood obesity
    18 Oct 2023—Yahoo Life
    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 14.7 million U.S. children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 are impacted by childhood obesity, which has a prevalence rate of 19.7%. This year the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued new clinical guidelines addressing treatment options like bariatric surgery and weight-loss drugs for youth, while a recent report in the journal Pediatrics considered whether childhood obesity should be treated as a public...

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