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Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

Is This Sore Throat Strep Throat?

Is This Sore Throat Strep Throat?

Kids get sore throats all the time! Most of the time, the cause is a virus— COVID, influenza, RSV, or many of the other cold or upper respiratory viruses. And none of them need prescription medication to treat the sore throat. Sometimes though, a sore throat is due to an illness caused by the Streptococcus bacterium—and this infection needs to be treated with an antibiotic.

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Is My Child Growing Well?

Is My Child Growing Well?

One of my favorite things about well-child visits with kids of all ages is reviewing growth curves with their family. It’s a privilege to watch a child grow from an infant into a teenager! Your pediatrician uses growth curves as a tool to understand your child’s growth. There are different growth charts based on age and gender assigned at birth. The most commonly used growth...

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