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Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
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Claire McCarthy, MD
What parents need to know — and do — about e-cigarettes
Claire McCarthy, MD
How to have a safe Halloween
Claire McCarthy, MD
The real link between breastfeeding and preventing obesity
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Concussion care for children and teens: What parents need to know
Claire McCarthy, MD
Could household disinfectants be making our children fat?
Child & Teen Health
Parents: Don’t use a baby walker
Child & Teen Health
Why pregnant and nursing mothers shouldn’t smoke marijuana
Claire McCarthy, MD
Meningitis vaccines: What parents need to know
Child & Teen Health
Can cell phone use cause ADHD?
Claire McCarthy, MD
Common food additives and chemicals harmful to children
Claire McCarthy, MD
Warning signs of a concussion
Child & Teen Health
5 habits for moms that help prevent childhood obesity
Claire McCarthy, MD
How to treat a child’s sunburn
Child & Teen Health
Teens are getting less sleep, which raises heart disease risk
Child & Teen Health
Separating children and parents at the border causes lifelong damage
Child & Teen Health
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know
Child & Teen Health
Secondhand marijuana smoke and kids
Claire McCarthy, MD
Teething-pain remedy dangers
Claire McCarthy, MD
6 reasons children need to play outside
Claire McCarthy, MD
4 things to know about ticks and Lyme
Child & Teen Health
Do we need to take tackling out of youth football?
Child & Teen Health
Why we all really need Screen-Free Week this year
Claire McCarthy, MD
3 ways to help get more children immunized
Claire McCarthy, MD
