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Food allergies can be difficult to navigate in the classroom, but we’ve rounded up the best healthy snack ideas—all free from the Big Nine allergens, easy to pack and share, delicious, and nutritious.
Healthy, easy, tasty snack ideas for kids in the classroom, at home, or elsewhere. Fruits, veggies, whole grains, low- or no-sugar beverages, dye-free cereals, and more.
A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On Aug. 19, 2026, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.
VaccinesPeter Lurie, MD, MPH, Sarah Despres, Josh Rising, MD, MPH, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
The Trump administration is working to implement the president’s new order on childhood vaccines, which he publicly faulted for a rise in autism — even as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking them. Many of Kennedy’s claims so far on autism have not withstood scientific scrutiny.
