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Monkeypox: What You Need to Know
Category: safety_and_prevention
In the rare event that an adult in your household develops monkeypox, share this information with your pediatrician and discuss what you can do to protect your child from infection. Here is information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about monkeypox.
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Pediatric Subspecialists
Category: pediatric_care
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has created a series of fact sheets about different surgical and medical pediatric subspecialists to whom your children may be referred.
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Should My Child Join a Clinical Trial?
Category: pediatric_care
Clinical trials are research studies. They are designed to learn more about ways to prevent, detect, or treat diseases. Clinical trials can also help people with chronic (long-term) illnesses find better ways to live each day with their illness.
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Sports Medicine Professionals (Care of the Young Athlete)
Category: pediatric_care
Athletes may deal with many different types of medical personnel after an injury. Athletes also may be referred by their primary care doctors to a sports medicine doctor or other sports medicine specialists for further evaluation and treatment.
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Treating Your Child's Pain: Medical Procedures
Category: common_illnesses_and_conditions
During certain medical procedures, your child may experience pain. These procedures can include having blood drawn, having breathing or feeding tubes put in, or lumbar punctures (spinal taps). Luckily, pain from these activities does not last long. Read on to find out how your child's pain from medical
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Treating Your Child's Pain: Surgery
Category: pediatric_care
Often after children have surgery, they have problems with pain. Luckily, there are ways to help ease this type of pain. Read on to find out how your child's pain from surgery can be managed.
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Treatment of Sports Injuries (Care of the Young Athlete)
Category: pediatric_care
There is often more than one way to effectively treat an injury. Treatment programs are always adjusted to meet the individual needs of the athlete and the unique requirements of the athlete's sport or activity.
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Use of Medicines in Sports (Care of the Young Athlete)
Category: pediatric_care
The primary use of medicines in sports is to treat pain and inflammation. Athletes may also take medicines to treat specific medical conditions, such as asthma or diabetes, or to treat common illnesses, like colds, congestion, cough, allergies,
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