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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD
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Child & Teen Health
Why vaccines are important for our country’s financial health, too
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Claire McCarthy, MD
6 ways to help keep your baby at a healthy weight
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Child & Teen Health
The flu shot saves children’s lives
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Claire McCarthy, MD
Why the AHCA would have been bad for children — and an unavoidable truth moving forward
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Child & Teen Health
Teen drug use is down: Better parenting, or more smartphones?
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Child & Teen Health
American Academy of Pediatrics urges care and compassion for immigrant children
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Parents: Call the doctor right away for these 4 symptoms
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Parents: As more states legalize marijuana, here’s what you need to know and do
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Parents: How to manage injuries at home—and when you need to go to the doctor
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Child & Teen Health
2017 update to the immunization schedule for kids
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The 4 symptoms that mean your child must stay home from school or daycare
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Why medical experts say that teens should be allowed to make the abortion decision without telling their parents
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Child & Teen Health
New guidelines for preventing peanut allergy in babies
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3 things you can do when your child’s eczema gets bad
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Bronchiolitis: What parents of infants need to know
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Child & Teen Health
5 (relatively) easy New Year’s resolutions for healthier, happier kids (and families)
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Child & Teen Health
The 3 kinds of toys that really help your child
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Child & Teen Health
The 3 biggest feeding mistakes you can make with your preschooler
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Child & Teen Health
6 tips for making the most of your child’s checkup
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Child & Teen Health
Teens who use flavored e-cigarettes more likely to start smoking
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Why experts recommend newborns sleep in their parents’ room for the first year
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The 2 reasons your child needs to get a flu shot this season
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Child & Teen Health
Less than 1 in 10 teens gets enough exercise: What this means for them and says about us
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New study says that it’s safe to skip the spoon and let babies feed themselves
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness