Stopping a medication?
Time for a medication check-up?
Risk factors for MCI and dementia
Handling tough decisions as a caregiver
How we make memories
Treating mild cognitive impairment
How high blood pressure harms your health
How to fall without injury
Cholesterol's various forms
Are you at risk for high blood pressure?
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
Pediatric health
Too old for the pediatrician? Time to switch doctors
Pediatric health
How racism harms children
Claire McCarthy, MD
Driving for teens with ADHD: What parents need to know
Pediatric health
How early can you — and should you — diagnose autism?
Healthcare
Teens and confidentiality
Pediatric health
Keeping children safe around cosmetics
Pediatric health
Why do parents worry about vaccines?
Pediatric health
HPV vaccine: A vaccine that works, and one all children should get
Pediatric health
Children and gun safety: What to know and do
Pediatric health
Infant car seats are for cars only (how not to use an infant car seat)
Pediatric health
The 6 don’ts of caring for your child’s teeth
Claire McCarthy, MD
When making summer plans for children, leave some time unplanned
Pediatric health
Public policies to stop kids from drinking sugary drinks
Claire McCarthy, MD
Young children are swallowing objects twice as often as before
Pediatric health
5 ways we can help our children succeed
Claire McCarthy, MD
5 reasons we need to help kids live “heads up” instead of “heads down”
Pediatric health
How to prevent poisonings in children — and what to do if they happen
Claire McCarthy, MD
Something else to avoid in pregnancy: Phthalates
Claire McCarthy, MD
What to do if your child is constipated
Pediatric health
Parents don't always realize that their teen is suicidal
Pediatric health
4 things everyone needs to know about measles
Pediatric health
What to do if you think your child has the flu
Claire McCarthy, MD
Couch potatoes start early: How to get kids moving
Claire McCarthy, MD
Younger kindergarteners more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD
Stopping a medication?
Time for a medication check-up?
Risk factors for MCI and dementia
Handling tough decisions as a caregiver
How we make memories
Treating mild cognitive impairment
How high blood pressure harms your health
How to fall without injury
Cholesterol's various forms
Are you at risk for high blood pressure?
