Pediatrics
Measles outbreak in Ohio infects 82 kids, most of them unvaccinated
A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children.
Dec 30, 2022
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Medications
Can I give my kid expired Tylenol? A pediatrician's tips for the cold medicine shortage
A rush on Tylenol, Motrin, and their generic equivalents is making parents nervous. Pediatricians' offices and hospitals are overwhelmed with a surge of flu-like viruses that are taking a heavy toll on children. And now, ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Health
RSV: What parents should know
This season has brought an unusually high number of cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting a positivity rate between 15% and 20% among Americans in December. ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Pediatrics
Your child is sick. Do you call your doctor or head to the ER?
It's a common dilemma when your child seems sick: Do you call the doctor, make a trip to urgent care or head straight to the emergency room?
Nov 23, 2022
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Vaccination
WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million ...
Nov 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How can I tell if my child has RSV?
With all the news about RSV surging in infants and toddlers, you may be wondering what to do if your kid gets a stuffy nose or fever this fall. You're in good company—even parents who work as pediatric health care providers ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do COVID-19 vaccines help keep you from going bald?
The COVID-19 vaccines can help keep you from getting the nasty virus, missing many days of work or school, and ending up in the hospital or the graveyard.
Sep 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The Ebola virus: profile of a dreaded killer
The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.
Sep 20, 2022
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Medical research
In small study, CAR-T therapy pushes lupus into remission
While there's no cure for lupus and treatments don't work for many of the 1.5 million people who live with the disease in the United States, a new study shows a cancer therapy may kick hard-to-treat lupus into remission.
Sep 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Argentine Legionnaires' outbreak claims 6th life
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in northern Argentina has claimed a sixth life, provincial health officials said.
Sep 5, 2022
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