You know the feeling. The sign posted on the door of daycare announcing the current illness that is floating around. Oh the dreaded sign! “We want to inform you that cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease have been diagnosed here at the center.” GREAT! There are likely two questions that are running through your […]
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Until recently, the headlines about Covid-19 have largely been about the disease in adults, especially the elderly and those people with underlying health conditions. As a pediatrician, I’m used to seeing virus like influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) wreak absolute havoc in children. So, it has been an unexpected, albeit very welcome, “surprise” that
Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children – Dr. Mindy Calandro Read More »
We’ve all been their, it usually happens at the worst possible time… a sports injury, flu, asthma, a fever that just won’t break and always before or after our pediatrician’s office hours. Do you go to the ER or will urgent care suffice? The ER costs an average of three times more than a visit
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