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Can you visit your dad safely on Father's Day? A doctor gives you a checklist

  • Written by Claudia Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
imageThere's nothing quite like the joy of being with one's father -- and for dads being with their kids.eff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

As a physician, daughter and socially responsible human, I’m finding Father’s Day to be complicated for me this year, as it is for millions. Questions of whether and how to see my...

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