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Pregnancy Questions: When Should You Start Looking for a Pediatrician?

December 28, 2018 By Crystal Vera

Pregnancy Questions: When Should You Start Looking for a Pediatrician | Northeast MA

New parents, congratulations on the soon-to-be newest addition to your family. It’s crucial to keep your baby healthy in the beginning stages of his or her development, and a pediatrician can definitely help you maintain that. It's smarter to plan ahead and start looking for your child’s pediatrician while you're still pregnant. It takes some time and research to find a pediatrician that you like and respect. You also want to do it while you’re pregnant because you’ll have your hands full enough ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Childhood, Early Childhood, Pediatrician Tagged With: board-certified pediatricians, child health care, Children’s Health Care, early childhood check-ups, infant, newborn, Strep Throat

The Difference Between Strep Throat and Tonsillitis

October 26, 2018 By Crystal Vera

Two of the most common causes of sore throats are strep throat and tonsillitis. Since both of these conditions involve the throat pain and inflammation as well as the tonsils (lymph nodes in the back of the mouth/throat), it’s easy to confuse the two conditions

Two of the most common causes of sore throats are strep throat and tonsillitis. Since both of these conditions involve the throat pain and inflammation as well as the tonsils (lymph nodes in the back of the mouth/throat), it’s easy to confuse the two conditions, especially when your child is miserable and in pain. The fact is, strep throat and tonsillitis are very different conditions that require different types of treatments. Let’s take a quick look at what the differences between strep throat ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Strep Throat, Tonsillitis Tagged With: congestion, Flu Vaccination, Immunization, immunization schedule, influenza, Pediatric Nutritionist, Pediatrician, Pediatrics, Seasonal allergies, sickness, sinus infection, sore throat, Strep Throat, Tonsillitis

Pediatric Immunization Schedule

September 28, 2018 By Crystal Vera

Pediatric Immunization Schedule

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, recommends that parents follow the official pediatric immunization schedule for their children. Following the schedule is the best way to ensure that young children are immune to dangerous diseases before they are even exposed. The pediatric immunization schedule was developed based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and has been ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Flu, Flu Vaccination, Pediatric Health Care, Pediatrician Tagged With: Chickenpox, Eczema Symptoms, Flu Vaccination, Pediatric Health Care, sickness, sore throat, Strep Throat, vaccines

10 Common Illnesses Kids Pick Up in School

July 13, 2018 By Yenny Rojas

A schoolroom can be a breeding ground for childhood illnesses. The classrooms are clean and orderly, but placing twenty children in a room increases the opportunity for sickness to spread. All it takes is one child arriving to school with symptoms of illness, and before you know it, your child who left home healthy steps off the school bus with a fever. Below are 10 common illnesses that kids might pick up in school. Chicken Pox Chickenpox is a childhood disease that’s nearly been e ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Teens and Adolescents Tagged With: Chickenpox, cold, cough, fevers, headaches, sore throat, Strep Throat

Could Frequent Tonsillitis Indicate the Need for a Tonsillectomy?

May 25, 2018 By Yenny Rojas

Frank recalls the first time his son, Ben, slept soundly through the night.  He remembers it because it was the first time in as many months that he slept soundly, too.  Only a week before, Frank was wondering if he was doing the right thing, bringing Ben to outpatient surgery for a tonsillectomy.  He was somber as he watched his son being wheeled away in an induced sleep to the operating room.  Frank’s wife Gayle, a pediatric nurse herself, reassured him.  “It’s going to be OK.  Actually, better ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Tonsillitis Tagged With: Pediatrics, Strep Throat, Tonsillectomy, Tonsillitis

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