Second Opinion with Dr. Dua
Claim This Podcastby Dr. Dua Hassan, James Dillard, and Uri Bram
Podcast Overview
<p><b>What does your pediatrician wish they had more time to tell you?</b></p><p></p><p>Dr. Dua Hassan is a physician at Boston Children’s Hospital. She earned her M.D./MPH from Columbia University and completed pediatrics training at Harvard. She writes about health and medicine for general audiences, and has a habit of interrogating medical assumptions that everyone else has stopped questioning.</p><p></p><p>In Second Opinion, Dr. Dua breaks down the health topics that keep parents up at night and answers questions they never thought to ask. No jargon, no judgement, no crying child sitting on your lap, just a second opinion you can trust.</p>
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2/19/2026
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Recent Episodes
February 19, 2026
The Hep B Vaccine: What New Parents Need to Know Right Now
<p>The hepatitis B vaccine used to be universal at birth. Now, for the first time in decades, the recommendation has changed.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Dua explains why the hepatitis B vaccine was given at birth, what has and hasn't changed, and how she thinks about it with her own patients.</p><p></p><p>She walks through the real risks for babies (very different from adults), the role of maternal screening, and when it might be acceptable to wait.</p>
February 19, 2026
The Most Important Shot?
<p>Of all the things that happen in your baby's first hours of life, the vitamin K shot might be the most important.</p><p></p><p>But what is it and why do babies need it?</p><p></p><p>Dr. Dua explains what vitamin K actually does, why babies are uniquely vulnerable, and the evolutionary and environmental reasons they can't get enough on their own.</p>
February 19, 2026
Breastfeeding vs. Formula
<p>Most parents think of breastfeeding and formula as an either/or decision. Often times, it's more complex than that.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Dua breaks down the science of breast milk, from DHA and brain development to immunoglobulins that formula can't replicate, and the two-way feedback loop where your body customizes milk based on your baby's saliva. But she also gets honest about how hard breastfeeding actually is (even for a pediatrician).</p>
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- What is Second Opinion with Dr. Dua?
<p><b>What does your pediatrician wish they had more time to tell you?</b></p><p></p><p>Dr. Dua Hassan is a physician at Boston Children’s Hospital. She earned her M.D./MPH from Columbia University and completed pediatrics training at Harvard. She writes about health and medicine for general audiences, and has a habit of interrogating medical assumptions that everyone else has stopped questioning.</p><p></p><p>In Second Opinion, Dr. Dua breaks down the health topics that keep parents up at night and answers questions they never thought to ask. No jargon, no judgement, no crying child sitting on your lap, just a second opinion you can trust.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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