by PediaBlog | Jun 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Now that most schools have adjourned for the summer, families are starting to take their long-anticipated vacations away from home. Whether you are planning on driving to the beach for some sun and sand, or flying to another city to meet with family or explore...
by PediaBlog | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you and your family have summer travel plans, keeping toothbrushes clean can go a long way in preventing illness. Pediatrician Karl Neumann explains the ways kids’ toothbrushes can make them sick, especially when they travel. For example: Germs that...
by PediaBlog | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
How to Prepare for Study Abroad By Sarah Kohl, M.D., Pediatric Alliance — Chartiers/McMurray Division “Guess what Mom…I’m going to Brazil!” Your daughter (or son) gushes with excitement as she recounts how she was chosen for...
by PediaBlog | Feb 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
The most recent CDC data on the current measles epidemic counts 152 cases in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Madison Park reports some other countries are having it worse: The United States is grappling with the resurgence of a disease it eliminated 15 years...
by PediaBlog | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Sarah Kohl, M.D., Pediatric Alliance — Chartiers/McMurray Division Top 3 Phone Apps Summertime and the living is easy… really? I’m stuck in airports, I can’t read the signs, I’m hungry, and I’m not sure how much things...