Although it’s called ringworm, this rash isn’t caused by a worm. In fact, it barely looks like a worm. Otherwise known as tinea corporis, the patch of ringworm is usually a flesh…
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Happy New Year and welcome to Flu Season 2017! Parents ask us every day how they can tell if their child has the flu a cold. Here’s how: Colds, even really yucky…
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We’re on Happy Healthy Kids! 12 Healthy Gift Ideas…
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Nearly seven years ago, on the swimming pool bleachers at the local Y, I happened to sit next to Lexi Logan. Above the echoing din of kids splashing, I discovered that although she…
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This week Two Peds joined Kelley on her blog Happy Health Kids as she talked about the dreaded phrase, “My belly hurts.” If I crunched the numbers on how often my kids…
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Today , Dr. Lai shares with us the texting guidelines she will be giving to her daughter as she goes away for college (wasn’t kindergarten just yesterday?). We can all learn from this…
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Recently we’ve had a parade of itchy children troop through our office. The culprit: poison ivy. Myth buster: Fortunately, poison ivy is NOT contagious. You can catch poison ivy ONLY from the plant,…
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We interrupt your summer to bring you a Flu vaccine reminder and update. Although flu (influenza) may be far from your minds, as we enter hot July, pediatricians are already ordering flu…
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From the start, a family I know was suspicious of the hot tub sanitation at the resort where they recently stayed. As time went by, even though the water looked clear,…
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This Mother’s Day, we honor Dr. Kardos’s mom, who passed earlier this year. Dr. Kardos and I had been planning a post on nasal congestion in kids, but because we couldn’t have…
