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Carol Weitzman, MD
Contributor
Dr. Carol Weitzman is a developmental behavioral pediatrician and the co-director of the Autism Spectrum Center at Boston Children’s Hospital, and director of the CT Center for Developmental Pediatrics. She is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and professor emeritus of pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine.
Nationally, she is a past president of the Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP), and a past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics Sub-Board.
Harvard study links ultra-processed foods to higher rates of cognitive decline, dementia
A guide to the DASH diet
Calorie deficit explained: Is it a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss?
Prediabetes diet: How to help prevent progression to diabetes
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Many older adults get health information from self-defined experts online
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Surgery for a torn meniscus appears to offer no benefit