I saw an 11-year-old girl recently for her well-child checkup. I encouraged her mom to give the 3 standard vaccines recommended for kids this age.
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To hear how other pediatricians answer parents’ questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, I chatted with my colleagues Dr. Kiran Singh and Dr. Doug Balster. Here’s how our conversation went.
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One of the best ways to worry less, keep them in school, and have them participate in extracurricular activities is to get them a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine. Both are safe and effective.
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They aren’t scary enough to lose sleep over, but warts and molluscum do make your skin go bump in the night! Daytime too. Both are caused by viruses (not kissing frogs or toads) that infect your skin and make it grow a little bump.
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My children think I'm obsessed with looking out for teens’ skin! They may be right.
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It sounds like the old riddle about a newspaper – what’s black and white and read all over? – but a bit different. What’s red and itchy and dry all over? Eczema!
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Not the funniest meme out there, but it sure sums up the way time is passing. It’s hard to believe that after the past many months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to get your flu shot again this fall.
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The other day as I entered my exam room to see a young child, I heard him asking his mother: “Why do I have to wear this mask, mom? I don’t want to!” We know it can be tough to get kids to wear their masks. Here are some tips that can help:
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