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Claire McCarthy, MD
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Child & Teen Health
Skills children need to succeed in life — and getting youngsters started
Child & Teen Health
Stuttering in children: How parents can help
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Boosting your child’s immune system
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Does your child need to bathe every day?
Child & Teen Health
The sore throat checklist: What parents need to know
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Ban on harmful pesticide: What parents need to know
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Bugs are biting: Safety precautions for children
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Respiratory virus cases tick upward: What parents should know
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Preventing sudden heart death in children: 4 questions can help
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New information for parents on myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccines
Child & Teen Health
Children not yet vaccinated against COVID-19? What to do
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Sickle cell disease: Ways to help teens and parents
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Sickle cell disease in newborns and children: What families should know and do
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Edibles and children: Poison center calls rise
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Summer camp: What parents need to know this year
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School reopening? What parents need to know and can do
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Returning to sports and physical activity after COVID-19: What parents need to know
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Heavy metals in baby food? What parents should know and do
Child & Teen Health
New school guidelines around COVID-19: What parents need to know
Child & Teen Health
Need to revisit screen time?
Child & Teen Health
New guidelines on newborn jaundice: What parents need to know
Child & Teen Health
New dietary guidelines: Any changes for infants, children, and teens?
Claire McCarthy, MD
Alcohol harms the brain in teen years –– before and after that, too
Child & Teen Health
