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Water Safety Is Not Optional: Influencer Emilie Kiser Opens Up About Son Trigg’s ‘Preventable’ Drowning

After TikTok influencer Emilie Kiser lost her 3-year-old son Trigg to a preventable drowning, she’s calling on parents everywhere to take water safety seriously. Here’s what the data says and what you can do.

Written by: Jeff Moss

Published on: May 1, 2026

Important Information About the 2017 Influenza Vaccine and Pregnancy Study

Written by: Heather Johnson

Published on: October 10, 2017

CDC Concludes Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly and Other Birth Defects

Written by: Heather Johnson

Published on: April 14, 2016

Kokuvi (Seventeen-Year-Old with Microcephaly) and Me

Zika Virus and Birth Defects: Pregnant Women Urged to Avoid Affected Areas

Written by: Heather Johnson

Published on: January 29, 2016

The Problem with the VAERS Database

Written by: Heather Johnson

Published on: February 2, 2015

Another Vaccination Controversy: Public Opinion Versus Scientific Evidence

Written by: Heather Johnson

Published on: August 1, 2011