Can going outside with wet hair make you sick? A pediatrician reveals the cold truth

I hate drying my hair. I don’t have the patience to stand in front of the mirror and methodically dry my hair, section by section. And honestly, I don’t mind looking like a wet dog for 20 minutes after a shower. As you might imagine, this aversion means that, as a teenager, adults regularly warned me that I would “catch my death of cold” if I spent too much time with wet locks in the chilly air.