Children's Health

Your child is head­ing back to school — are you ready? Here’s how to get back into the school groove.

A pri­ma­ry care physi­cian should play a big role in your health and care. Here are 7 roles a PCP fills — and why you should have one.

Your child may be required to get a school or sports phys­i­cal. Here’s what you and your child can expect at these exams.

From types of heart mur­murs to treat­ment, here are 5 things to know about abnor­mal nois­es between heartbeats.

If you caught your child acci­den­tal­ly eat­ing dirt or swal­low­ing a bat­tery, would you know what to do?

To bet­ter under­stand the most recent COVID-19 guide­lines in most school dis­tricts, Mia Taormi­na, DO, chair of our Infec­tious Dis­ease Depart­ment, and Don­ald Hoscheit, MD, Gas­troen­terol­o­gist and Chief Med­ical Offi­cer, share insights into the lat­est COVID guide­lines to help par­ents and care­givers pre­pare for the new school year.

With pre­na­tal breast­feed­ing class­es led by lac­ta­tion con­sul­tants, you can learn about and pre­pare for breast­feed­ing before your baby is born.

Make swim safe­ty your top pri­or­i­ty to keep your fam­i­ly healthy, hap­py, and safe this summer.

Dr. Eliz­a­beth Kuri­an explains how men­tal health issues can man­i­fest in chil­dren, how to rec­og­nize them and when you should reach out to a health provider.

Tech­nol­o­gy is every­where — smart­phones, tablets, lap­tops, video games — and kids, espe­cial­ly teens, are using these devices more than ever. Take a moment to pic­ture your child as they use their phone or lap­top. The impact of bad pos­ture may reach beyond just a slouched appearance.