Could tea tree oil help treat acne or athlete’s foot?
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions
What could be causing your blurry vision?
Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know
Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep — and how to improve it
Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD
Child & Teen Health
What parents should know — and do — about young children and mobile devices
Child & Teen Health
The best thing you can do to keep your child safe from bullying
Child & Teen Health
Talking to children about tragedies and scary headlines in the news
Child & Teen Health
Why parents should use responsive feeding with their babies
Staying Healthy
4 ways to help your child get enough sleep
Child & Teen Health
What parents should know about tattoos
Claire McCarthy, MD
App helps parents track and encourage their child's development
Child & Teen Health
How smart are you about car seats?
Diseases & Conditions
10 things parents should know about flu shots
Child & Teen Health
3 things parents should know about complementary and alternative medicine
Claire McCarthy, MD
How we can all help protect babies with immunizations
Child & Teen Health
7 tips to help your child start school for the first time
Claire McCarthy, MD
When to worry about your child's fever
Child & Teen Health
6 ways to keep your child safe this summer
Staying Healthy
Think your child has a penicillin allergy? Maybe not.
Child & Teen Health
4 ways to avoid mistakes with liquid medicines
Child & Teen Health
Asking saves lives: A simple question can keep children safe from gun injury
Claire McCarthy, MD
Resilience: A skill your child really needs to learn (and what you can do to help)
Claire McCarthy, MD
Room sharing with your baby may help prevent SIDS, but it means everyone gets less sleep
Child & Teen Health
New recommendation: No fruit juice for children under a year
Diseases & Conditions
8 things to watch for when your child has a headache
Child & Teen Health
Don’t let the screens take over: 8 tips for families
Child & Teen Health
5 things to tell your child about 13 Reasons Why
Child & Teen Health
Why vaccines are important for our country’s financial health, too
Could tea tree oil help treat acne or athlete’s foot?
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions
What could be causing your blurry vision?
Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know
Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep — and how to improve it
