Children's Health

Tech­nol­o­gy is every­where — smart­phones, tablets, lap­tops, video games — and kids, espe­cial­ly teens, are using these devices more than ever. Take a moment to pic­ture your child as they use their phone or lap­top. The impact of bad pos­ture may reach beyond just a slouched appearance.

Chil­dren don’t need to know every­thing we’ve seen on the news and every sto­ry we’ve heard. Instead, it helps to focus on meet­ing them where they are. Here’s how to get start­ed talk­ing with your child about coro­n­avirus (COVID-19).

HPV is the most com­mon sex­u­al­ly trans­mit­ted infec­tion, affect­ing near­ly 14 mil­lion adults and teens each year. Due to its promi­nence, the FDA has now approved the HPV vac­cine for indi­vid­u­als aged 9 – 45, mean­ing adults and chil­dren can be pro­tect­ed from the virus by receiv­ing the HPV vaccine.

Our Podi­a­trists dis­cuss caus­es, symp­toms and treat­ments for intoe­ing in infants, young chil­dren and old­er children.

Whether your child is on a recre­ation­al sports team or plays on a trav­el league, being a spec­ta­tor involves plan­ning ahead. From unex­pect­ed ways to stay hydrat­ed to tak­ing small breaks to move around, Fam­i­ly Med­i­cine Physi­cian, Kather­ine Par­en­ti, MD, shares tips on how to keep the whole team cheer­ing this season.

So, why do hives occur? It turns out that there are many dif­fer­ent caus­es. For­tu­nate­ly, most cas­es are rel­a­tive­ly mild con­di­tions that are not life threat­en­ing. But, there are a few instances where urticaria, or the hives, rep­re­sents a seri­ous under­ly­ing med­ical condition.

Each year, more than half a mil­lion chil­dren in the Unit­ed States under­go surgery to remove their ton­sils and ade­noids due to recur­ring sore throats, enlarged ton­sils or ade­noids or fre­quent infec­tions, espe­cial­ly those that cause oth­er symp­toms like obstruc­tive sleep apnea or dif­fi­cul­ty breathing.

Grow­ing pains are noth­ing to wor­ry about and will come and go through­out child­hood, but have you ever won­dered what it means or why it hap­pens? Pedi­a­tri­cian, Dr. Mali­ni Kumar, explains what is actu­al­ly hap­pen­ing to a child’s body and how you can help.

Mar­ket­ed as a healthy alter­na­tive to smok­ing, vap­ing is a rel­a­tive­ly new trend that is grow­ing at a fast rate. In Sep­tem­ber of 2019, the Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Admin­is­tra­tion (FDA) issued a pub­lic warn­ing, urg­ing peo­ple not to use e‑cigarettes. Pedi­a­tri­cian, Dr. Kevin Ger­mi­no, shares facts, risks and tips on talk­ing to your teens about the dan­gers of vaping.

Stress can have a neg­a­tive impact on your health, so it’s impor­tant to take steps to min­i­mize any anx­i­ety you and your fam­i­ly may be expe­ri­enc­ing as you pre­pare for your new rou­tine. Our team of experts share back-to-school exams your child may need and ways you can pre­pare to keep your child men­tal­ly and phys­i­cal­ly healthy.