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Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD
Infectious diseases
What one study from China tells us about COVID-19 and children
Children's Health
Peanut allergy: A new medicine for children may offer protection
Children's Health
When is a heavy period too heavy?
Children's Health
Coronavirus: What parents should know and do
Children's Health
Think hard before shaming children
Nutrition for children
What parents need to know about a vegan diet
Children's Health
How to help your baby through shots and blood tests
Children's Health
A low-tech school vacation: Keeping kids busy and happy without screens
Children's Health
Weight loss surgery for children and teens struggling with obesity
Claire McCarthy, MD
How to talk to children about the serious illness of a loved one
Children's Health
Think your child has ADHD? What your pediatrician can — and should — do
Children's Health
Which is better for reading to your toddler: Print or ebooks?
Children's Health
Think your child might have a disability or developmental delay? Take these steps
Children's Health
Recurrent headaches in children: What to know and do
Claire McCarthy, MD
Too old for the pediatrician? Time to switch doctors
Children's Health
How racism harms children
Claire McCarthy, MD
Driving for teens with ADHD: What parents need to know
Children's Health
How early can you — and should you — diagnose autism?
Claire McCarthy, MD
Teens and confidentiality
Children's Health
Keeping children safe around cosmetics
Children's Health
Why do parents worry about vaccines?
Children's Health
HPV vaccine: A vaccine that works, and one all children should get
Children's Health
Children and gun safety: What to know and do
Children's Health
