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Colds and Pneumonia – Tips for Parents

By |2024-05-10T08:37:09-04:00April 10th, 2018|Categories: Pediatrics, Pregnancy and Parenting|Tags: |

Cold season runs from September until March or April. Colds—which are the most common illness among children of all ages—can still make most children feel miserable. Because colds are respiratory viral infections, antibiotics, which treat bacterial infections, are not useful for treatment. Common Cold Symptoms Watery nasal mucus Sneezing [...]

Are You Up-to-Speed on Concussion Signs and Symptoms?

By |2024-05-10T08:37:20-04:00August 1st, 2017|Categories: Neuroscience, Pediatrics|Tags: , |

By Nirav K. Shah, MD, FACS As youth athletes start to gear up for fall sports, including football, soccer, cheerleading and wrestling, parents, and coaches and teachers should know how to recognize and properly respond to head injuries, particularly concussions. Studies have shown head injuries are more likely [...]

Introducing Breast Health During Puberty is Beneficial

By |2024-05-10T08:37:25-04:00February 1st, 2017|Categories: Pediatrics, Women’s Health|Tags: , |

Puberty is a good time to introduce breast health awareness Breast development is one of the many changes that occur during puberty, and an ideal time to introduce young women to breast self-examinations. The goal of these self-examinations in adolescents should never be to identify problems. Instead, the focus [...]

One of the Most Common Reasons That Send Kids to the ER

By |2024-05-10T08:37:14-04:00October 3rd, 2016|Categories: Pediatrics, Pregnancy and Parenting|Tags: , |

By Sanjay Mehta, DO, FAAP When people discover I work as an emergency room pediatrician, they often ask what disease or condition brings the most children to the ER. When I tell them, they are usually shocked. Besides the common medical emergencies most kids’ face−high fever, flu, upper [...]

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