Why Your Child Needs a Pediatric Primary Care Doctor As a parent, you’re always doing your best to care for your children in any way possible. When it comes to their long-term health, finding a pediatric primary care doctor your child feels comfortable around and is...
Source: www.healthychildren.org One of the most important jobs you have as a parent is keeping your child safe when they are riding in a vehicle. Each year, thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. Proper use of car safety seats helps keep...
Raising children isn’t a walk in the park, but it is one of the most fulfilling things a person can do in their lifetime. Thankfully, no one has to take on this task alone; this is the beauty of being part of a community. The truth is it takes a village to raise a...
Once COVID-19 vaccines arrived and travel restrictions eased, a lot of families began planning trips again. But with flu, RSV and COVID still spreading, many parents are opting for longer car rides rather than traveling on crowded planes or other...
What Is Sleep Disordered Breathing? Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is an abnormal breathing pattern during sleep. This can range from simple snoring to repetitive pauses in breathing (called sleep apnea). What Causes SDB? Air flows through the nose and mouth into...
Steven A. Abrams, MD, FAAP Answer: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas nationwide. Current shortages have been largely caused by supply chain issues and the recent recall of several baby...
By Laura Jana, MD, FAAP & Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Many parents have been mistakenly led to believe that all newborns are born picture-perfect, with pretty little round heads. Let us just say that for anyone who has gone through or will experience vaginal delivery,...
Darren T. Scoggin, MDChildren’s Medical Group Jackson, MS Pediatrics is a unique medical specialty because we have the privilege of watching our patients grow from infancy through childhood into adolescence and early adulthood. We as pediatricians are trained through...
Federal health officials are warning families not to use certain lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare powdered infant formula while they investigate complaints of bacterial infections. The warning comes after reports of four infants in three states becoming ill...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday postponed a Feb. 15 meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee to discuss the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years and said the meeting likely will occur...
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