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Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD
Claire McCarthy, MD
Why pregnant women should avoid artificially sweetened beverages
Child & Teen Health
The latest dangerous “addiction” parents need to worry about: Mobile devices
Child & Teen Health
Preventing playground injuries: The fine line between safe and overprotective
Child & Teen Health
Why the American Academy of Pediatrics opposes North Carolina’s transgender “bathroom law”
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How much should teens weigh to prevent heart disease as adults?
Child & Teen Health
4 “must dos” for kids with seasonal allergies
Staying Healthy
4 "must dos" for kids with seasonal allergies
Child & Teen Health
FDA warns parents about arsenic in rice cereal
Child & Teen Health
We should be ashamed if we don’t pass Tobacco 21 laws
Child & Teen Health
The inconvenient truth of vaccine refusal
Child & Teen Health
3 reasons the 2016 campaign can be good for kids (parents, it’s up to you!)
Child & Teen Health
The latest on a simple way to help prevent food allergies in kids
Child & Teen Health
10 ways to raise a healthy eater
Claire McCarthy, MD
4 ways to protect your family from mosquitoes
Child & Teen Health
Starting your baby on solids? Here are three new things I tell parents to do
Child & Teen Health
Lead poisoning: What everyone needs to know
Claire McCarthy, MD
What parents need to know about pain in newborns
Child & Teen Health
Teens and medicines that cause birth defects: Do doctors drop the ball?
Claire McCarthy, MD
Why your wheezing baby may need TLC, not medication
Child & Teen Health
Four new recommendations for adolescent health
Child & Teen Health
Holiday travels: Keeping kids safe and healthy
Child & Teen Health
Beyond the 2-hour screen rule: 10 tips for parenting in the digital age
Child & Teen Health
Teaching gratitude this holiday season – and all year long
Child & Teen Health
