Stopping a medication?
Time for a medication check-up?
Risk factors for MCI and dementia
Handling tough decisions as a caregiver
Cholesterol's various forms
Are you at risk for high blood pressure?
How to fall without injury
How high blood pressure harms your health
How we make memories
Treating mild cognitive impairment
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
The best thing you can do to keep your child safe from bullying
Pediatric health
Talking to children about tragedies and scary headlines in the news
Pediatric health
Why parents should use responsive feeding with their babies
Healthy aging and longevity
4 ways to help your child get enough sleep
Pediatric health
What parents should know about tattoos
Claire McCarthy, MD
App helps parents track and encourage their child's development
Pediatric health
How smart are you about car seats?
Diseases & Conditions
10 things parents should know about flu shots
Pediatric health
3 things parents should know about complementary and alternative medicine
Claire McCarthy, MD
How we can all help protect babies with immunizations
Pediatric health
7 tips to help your child start school for the first time
Immune and infectious diseases
When to worry about your child's fever
Pediatric health
6 ways to keep your child safe this summer
Healthy aging and longevity
Think your child has a penicillin allergy? Maybe not.
Pediatric health
4 ways to avoid mistakes with liquid medicines
Pediatric 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
Pediatric health
New recommendation: No fruit juice for children under a year
Pediatric health
Don’t let the screens take over: 8 tips for families
Pediatric health
5 things to tell your child about 13 Reasons Why
Pediatric health
Why vaccines are important for our country’s financial health, too
Claire McCarthy, MD
6 ways to help keep your baby at a healthy weight
Pediatric health
The flu shot saves children’s lives
Stopping a medication?
Time for a medication check-up?
Risk factors for MCI and dementia
Handling tough decisions as a caregiver
Cholesterol's various forms
Are you at risk for high blood pressure?
How to fall without injury
How high blood pressure harms your health
How we make memories
Treating mild cognitive impairment
