Should I take my child to ER or urgent care? Unless it is a real emergency, urgent care is generally a better use of a patient’s time and resources. Many of them are open seven days a week, have much shorter waiting times than the ER, and cost less than a traditional hospital emergency room …
What is the risk of children becoming sick with COVID-19? Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can directly and indirectly affect children and young people. Beyond getting sick, the social, emotional and mental well-being of many young people has been affected by the pandemic. The traumas they face at this stage of development can continue to affect them …
What is the most common pediatric cancer? Brain cancer surpasses leukemia as deadliest childhood cancer | Gateway for cancer research. Cancer in children is rare. Of children born in the United States, 1 in 285 children will develop cancer before they reach the age of 20. Advances in treatment have increased the survival of many …
What are the top 10 children’s hospitals in the United States? For seven consecutive years, Boston Children’s Hospital has earned the top spot on the Honor Roll. It also reached number 1 in four of the 10 specials; nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, pulmonology & lung surgery and urology. # 1 â € “Cincinnati Children’s Hospital …
There’s an epidemic on the horizon and parents can help stop it. According to the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Study, more than 5 million middle and high school students currently use e-cigarettes. An entire generation is at risk of addiction with serious side effects. Learn more about vaping and use this knowledge in conversations with […]
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Moms and dads are busy and pressed for time, and trying to pack a healthy lunch during hectic school day mornings can add to the frustration. But the bento box provides a perfect solution! Bento is a meal concept originating in Japan, consisting of food items held in different containers within a box. A traditional […]
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Healthy Chats™ is an educational forum that offers parent-child education focused on the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty, and age appropriate information regarding birth and conception. Healthy Chats™ was created by Dr. Chrystal de Freitas in 1991 who is a pediatrician with Children’s Primary Care Medical Group’s Carmel Valley office. Dr. de Freitas […]
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