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Harvard Health Ad Watch: New drug, old song, clever tagline
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Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
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Claire McCarthy, MD
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2017 update to the immunization schedule for kids
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New guidelines for preventing peanut allergy in babies
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Bronchiolitis: What parents of infants need to know
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5 (relatively) easy New Year’s resolutions for healthier, happier kids (and families)
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The 2 reasons your child needs to get a flu shot this season
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Recent Blog Articles
How –– and why –– to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
Harvard Health Ad Watch: New drug, old song, clever tagline
Concussion in children: What to know and do
What color is your tongue? What's healthy, what's not?
Your amazing parathyroid glands
When — and how — should you be screened for colon cancer?
