Recent Blog Articles
Post-pandemic weight loss: There’s an app for that
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia by telemedicine: Is it as good as in-person treatment?
Prediabetes diagnosis as an older adult: What does it really mean?
Is blood sugar monitoring without diabetes worthwhile?
Large review study finds low risk of erectile dysfunction after prostate biopsy
Does exercise help protect against severe COVID-19?
A new Alzheimer’s drug has been approved. But should you take it?
Need physical therapy? 3 key questions your PT will ask
COVID-19 vaccines: Safe and effective for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities
Should we track all breakthrough cases of COVID-19?
Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Claire McCarthy, MD, is a primary care pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. In addition to being a senior faculty editor for Harvard Health Publishing, Dr. McCarthy writes about health and parenting for Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston.com, and the Huffington Post.
Twitter: @drClaire
Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD
Claire McCarthy, MD
Why pregnant women should avoid artificially sweetened beverages
Children's Health
The latest dangerous “addiction” parents need to worry about: Mobile devices
Children's Health
Preventing playground injuries: The fine line between safe and overprotective
Children's Health
Why the American Academy of Pediatrics opposes North Carolina’s transgender “bathroom law”
Children's Health
How much should teens weigh to prevent heart disease as adults?
Children's Health
4 “must dos” for kids with seasonal allergies
Children's Health
FDA warns parents about arsenic in rice cereal
Children's Health
We should be ashamed if we don’t pass Tobacco 21 laws
Children's Health
The inconvenient truth of vaccine refusal
Children's Health
3 reasons the 2016 campaign can be good for kids (parents, it’s up to you!)
Children's Health
The latest on a simple way to help prevent food allergies in kids
Children's Health
10 ways to raise a healthy eater
Claire McCarthy, MD
4 ways to protect your family from mosquitoes
Children's Health
Starting your baby on solids? Here are three new things I tell parents to do
Children's Health
Protection from the TdaP vaccine doesn’t last very long
Children's Health
Lead poisoning: What everyone needs to know
Children's Health
What parents need to know about pain in newborns
Children's Health
Teens and medicines that cause birth defects: Do doctors drop the ball?
Children's Health
Why your wheezing baby may need TLC, not medication
Children's Health
Four new recommendations for adolescent health
Children's Health
Holiday travels: Keeping kids safe and healthy
Children's Health
Beyond the 2-hour screen rule: 10 tips for parenting in the digital age
Children's Health
Teaching gratitude this holiday season – and all year long
Children's Health