Just like a riding a bike, learning how to swallow a pill is a skill your child will eventually have to practice and learn as they get older.
On Jan. 6, 2021, after about four hours in the operating room, Wilfre had his new heart, and second chance at life.
Raquel Gonzalez, MD, MHCM, provides several pointers that can make your child’s surgery experience a little bit easier.
*Story UPDATED on January 4, 2022 to include and append additional interview with Dr. Christina Canody, BayCare Pediatric Service Line Medical Director. The highly contagious Omicron variant is spreading in ways doctors tell us they never expected, fueled by holiday gatherings and travel…and then there’s back-to-school. Doctors are urging people to get their COVID-19 vaccine…
Oftentimes moms can’t prevent birth defects or other complications, but there are some things moms can do to prevent hospitalization at birth.
There has been an average of 3,500 button battery ingestions per year and the incidence has increased in the last decade.
Paul Benfanti, M.D., helps parents understand if and when they should be concerned about a child who might show signs of toe walking.
Dr. George Jallo is a renowned neurosurgeon for All Children’s Hospital John Hopkins Medicine in St Petersburg, but his success wasn’t preordained. “I was born in Bethlehem, and my family (parents and 2 brothers) immigrated to northern New Jersey when I was 5. Our family did not speak any English but we learned fast as young children watching TV and attending school. My grades in first 2-3 years were poor-fair, and teachers had reservations about my potential. There were discussions to hold me back a year, but fortunately I was allowed to stay with my peers.”
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