While RSV can become severe for any child, it poses a particularly serious threat for the youngest babies and for high-risk children.
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Research shows that many girls are in elementary school when they have their first period. But often they have not received adequate health education.
With COVID-19 shots finally available for infants and preschoolers, knowing how to combat misinformation on social media and elsewhere could be more important than ever.
Researchers find that households without enough diapers for their children are more likely to struggle with other hardships.
A pediatrician recommends helping your child cope with getting vaccines by employing “The Three P’s” – Preparation, Proximity and Praise.
Even babies who are not yet standing or walking get lots of benefits from active movement – but most infants aren’t getting enough physical activity.
Pediatricians and other health care providers can take some concrete steps toward building trust and counteracting anti-vaccination misinformation.
The answer is more complicated than you might think. It has to do with how your body gets rid of old red blood cells.
There’s no need to pull out the candy catapult this year, but a few reasonable precautions can keep COVID-19 transmissions in check.
COVID restrictions have prevented the spread of other respiratory viruses too. As these are lifted, the UK government has warned parents of a delayed surge in infections
Early test results look promising, and Pfizer has asked the FDA to review and authorize its vaccine for use in teens. That doesn’t mean putting away the face masks, though.
Reports from baby food companies show questionable levels of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Here’s what parents need to know.
In children’s media, pain is depicted alarmingly frequently, usually unrealistically and often violently, but without empathy or help. These images of pain send all the wrong messages.
Child health psychologists offer research-based strategies to prepare kids for pain-free and distress-free COVID-19 testing.
Pediatricians say they are getting increasing requests from parents for medical cannabis for kids for a growing list of conditions.
These strategies for easing needle pain and fear make vaccinations and other injections easier for parents and children. They are simple and helpful for all ages, from infants to adults.
Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure combined with oxygen treatment led to lung inflammation and altered immunity in a study in mice.
The man whose book outsold all others, except the Bible.
As a pediatrician, I’m not letting State Department warnings stop me from leading surgical missions.
From broken limbs to blood tests, hospital visits can cause unnecessary pain for children. An emergency care pediatrician offers seven easy strategies for parents to lessen this pain.
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Assistant Professor and Psychologist in Pediatric Pain, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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Postdoctoral Associate in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco
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Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta
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Professor of Otolaryngology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; Director of Operation Airway, Harvard University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor of Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Academic Pediatrician & Journalist, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary
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Research Fellow in Virology, University of Leeds
