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Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
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Child & Teen Health
Can super-sizing start with baby bottles?
Claire McCarthy, MD
When treating stomach bugs, the best solution may be the simplest one
Claire McCarthy, MD
3 reasons your child should not go gluten-free (unless your doctor says so)
Child & Teen Health
New study says that it’s okay to let babies cry at night
Claire McCarthy, MD
Should you swaddle your baby?
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”
Child & Teen Health
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
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
