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COVID vaccines and our children
May 31, 2021
COVID vaccines and our children
Vaccination is a medical decision, and the practice of medicine involves evaluating risk versus benefit, with the overarching ethos that physicians must first do no harm.
May 18, 2021
What you don't know about asthma could kill your children
Asthma is perhaps one of the most common illnesses in children. It is one of the most common reasons for accessing care at pediatric emergency rooms, urgent care facilities, and pediatric offices.
Tackling autism: Evans family refuses to let fear paralyze their son achieving his potential
May 04, 2021
Tackling autism: Evans family refuses to let fear paralyze their son achieving his potential
Parents of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are urged to not let fear paralyze them from getting the help they need for their child, according to parents Shervin Sr. and Tamara Evans, whose son Shervin Jr. has been diagnosed on the spectrum.
Children and COVID
May 03, 2021
Children and COVID
There is an increasing number of children presenting to the emergency section of Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) with COVID-19 symptoms, including a COVID-positive infant who was recently admitted to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Fever 101: A primer for parents
March 30, 2021
Fever 101: A primer for parents
As a pediatrician, the most common complaint I get from parents is, "Doc, my baby has a fever." While fever is the most common reason parents take their sick children to the doctor, the fact is many parents know very little about fever, what causes it, or what to do when it happens. With the ...
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March 04, 2021
We need to act now to protect Caribbean children and young people
We, Caribbean Pediatricians supported by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition community, are deeply concerned about the health and wellness of our region's children and young people. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the lives of our children and young people have been turned upside down; the way that they learn, socialize, play, eat, move and ...
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Pediatrics is more than just immunizations
January 12, 2021
Pediatrics is more than just immunizations
When most people think about taking their child to the pediatrician's office, they think of it in the context of immunizations on one end of the spectrum, and runny noses and fever on the other end. However, any pediatrician can tell you that there are a whole lot of important things in between. A pediatrician ...
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Antibiotics or nah
November 10, 2020
Antibiotics or nah
Your child has a fever, runny nose and glassy eyes. You rush her to the pediatrician, eager for the magic antibiotic that will wipe out the bad bugs and return her to her happy, healthy self, but (plot twist) your doctor doesn't prescribe an antibiotic, and you're sent home empty-handed (gasp)! As hard as this ...The post Antibiotics or nah? appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.
Preventing peanut allergy
February 26, 2019
Preventing peanut allergy
Consumption of a peanut-containing snack by infants who are at high-risk for developing peanut allergy prevents the subsequent development of allergy, according to Dr. Paul Hunt, a pediatrician and allergist, who cited the LEAP (learning early about peanut allergy) Study led by Professor Gideon Lack [...]
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New Community-Owned Clinic Opens in Eleuthera
August 29, 2018
New Community-Owned Clinic Opens in Eleuthera
In a refurbished building that was once a general store, gleaming medical equipment, still encased in protective plastic wrappers, stood ready. It was August 20, the day of the opening of Eleuthera Medical Clinic...
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