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Claire McCarthy, MD

Former 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.

Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD

Sexually transmitted infections: What parents need to be sure their teens know featured image

Pediatric health

Sexually transmitted infections: What parents need to be sure their teens know

Concussion in children: What to know and do featured image

Pediatric health

Concussion in children: What to know and do

When should your teen or tween start using skin products? featured image

Pediatric health

When should your teen or tween start using skin products?

What is a tongue-tie? What parents need to know featured image

Pediatric health

What is a tongue-tie? What parents need to know

Do toddler formulas deliver on nutrition claims? featured image

Pediatric health

Do toddler formulas deliver on nutrition claims?

Do children get migraine headaches? What parents need to know featured image

Pediatric health

Do children get migraine headaches? What parents need to know

Navigating middle school is tough: How parents can help featured image

Pediatric health

Navigating middle school is tough: How parents can help

The new RSV shot for babies: What parents need to know featured image

Pediatric health

The new RSV shot for babies: What parents need to know

Chronic stomach pain in children: What's the most common cause? featured image

Pediatric health

Chronic stomach pain in children: What's the most common cause?

Tourette syndrome: Understanding the basics featured image

Pediatric health

Tourette syndrome: Understanding the basics

Ringworm: What to know and do featured image

Pediatric health

Ringworm: What to know and do

Swimming and skin: What to know if a child has eczema featured image

Pediatric health

Swimming and skin: What to know if a child has eczema

Lead poisoning: What parents should know and do featured image

Pediatric health

Lead poisoning: What parents should know and do

Does your child need to gain weight? featured image

Pediatric health

Does your child need to gain weight?

Why play? Early games build bonds and brain featured image

Pediatric health

Why play? Early games build bonds and brain

New pediatric guidelines on obesity in children and teens featured image

Pediatric health

New pediatric guidelines on obesity in children and teens

Curbing nearsightedness in children: Can outdoor time help? featured image

Pediatric health

Curbing nearsightedness in children: Can outdoor time help?

Concerned about your child's development? featured image

Pediatric health

Concerned about your child's development?

How to help your preschooler sleep alone featured image

Pediatric health

How to help your preschooler sleep alone

New advice on melatonin use in children featured image

Pediatric health

New advice on melatonin use in children

Asking about guns in houses where your child plays featured image

Pediatric health

Asking about guns in houses where your child plays

Monkeypox: What parents need to know featured image

Pediatric health

Monkeypox: What parents need to know

Polio: What parents need to know now featured image

Pediatric health

Polio: What parents need to know now

A refresher on childhood asthma: What families should know and do featured image

Pediatric health

A refresher on childhood asthma: What families should know and do

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