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Being an ado­les­cent is dif­fi­cult enough with­out a pan­dem­ic, but here we are. What can you do to help your teen under­stand and fol­low social distancing?

Your body mass index (BMI) is a broad way to help deter­mine if you are at a healthy weight for your height. Your BMI can be used as a tool to decide if your weight is putting you at addi­tion­al risk for health con­di­tions, such as heart dis­ease and dia­betes. View our info­graph­ic to learn more about your BMI and when to con­sult your physician. 

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.

As you con­tin­ue to wear a face mask in pub­lic to help pre­vent the spread of COVID-19, you may notice some side effects such as break­outs, dry­ness, red­ness or oth­er forms of irri­ta­tion. This is due to the mask cre­at­ing fric­tion against your skin and restrict­ing your air­flow, which caus­es a build-up of humid­i­ty, sweat and bac­te­ria. Our Der­ma­tol­o­gists pro­vide some tips on how to avoid irri­ta­tion from masking.

As you age, it is com­mon to expe­ri­ence changes with your eyes and vision. In fact, between the ages of 45 and 80, most adults will find it increas­ing­ly dif­fi­cult to see things up close, a con­di­tion called pres­by­opia. You may also begin to notice mild visu­al dis­rup­tions such as flash­es and floaters. In some cas­es, they are caused by nor­mal, age-relat­ed changes with­in your eyes. Oth­er times, they may be a symp­tom of a more seri­ous med­ical con­di­tion, requir­ing imme­di­ate atten­tion. Oph­thal­mol­o­gist and reti­na spe­cial­ist, Shan­tan Red­dy, MD, shares symp­toms to watch for and when to seek med­ical care.

Essen­tial oils have become a pop­u­lar way to relax and sup­port your emo­tion­al well-being. While many are drawn to essen­tial oils because they’re con­sid­ered to be nat­ur­al prod­ucts, they’re not always risk-free. Incor­rect or over-use of essen­tial oils can cause an aller­gic reac­tion, espe­cial­ly if you have asth­ma or are prone to envi­ron­men­tal aller­gies. They can also pose health risks for preg­nant women, chil­dren and pets. Aller­gist, Amee Maj­mundar, MD, shares tips on how to enjoy essen­tial oils safely.

Day by day, we’re learn­ing more about the COVID-19 virus and how to fight it. Anti­body test­ing is prov­ing to be a pow­er­ful tool for the med­ical com­mu­ni­ty in this fight, though there con­tin­ues to be con­fu­sion and mis­un­der­stand­ing about its pur­pose and mean­ing. The fol­low­ing infor­ma­tion out­lines what you should know about COVID-19 anti­body test­ing and how to get one for yourself. 

To effec­tive­ly elim­i­nate as many germs as pos­si­ble and reduce the spread of dis­eases like COVID-19, it’s impor­tant to clean all com­mon­ly used sur­faces through­out your home, car and hand­bag, includ­ing your elec­tron­ic devices. Here are six tips to dis­in­fect your elec­tron­ic devices.

The COVID-19 out­break is scary, and it’s not going away quick­ly. So how can we take the pres­sure off of par­ents so they can get back to par­ent­ing well?

Chil­dren don’t need to know every­thing we’ve seen on the news and every sto­ry we’ve heard. Instead, it helps to focus on meet­ing them where they are. Here’s how to get start­ed talk­ing with your child about coro­n­avirus (COVID-19).