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Connecticut Children's Blog provides important perspective on pediatric health from the same voices that care for our patients at Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
Last updated: October 23, 2020. Before you visit, please read our updated visitor restrictions. With coronavirus on everyone’s minds, we know parents are looking for advice to keep kids healthy. John R. Schreiber, MD, MPH, Connecticut Children’s interim chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, joins the blog to answer your questions. Is there any information on coronavirus that’s […]
Fredrik was two months old when he started struggling to keep down food. No matter what parents Marie and Josh Pinheiro tried, “he was spitting up and vomiting at all hours of the day,” says Marie. “Nothing helped.” Two months later, the wheezing and coughing started. At an age when he should have steadily put […]
Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics released guidelines endorsing, and advocating for, earlier access to weight loss surgery for teens with severe obesity. Is bariatric surgery right for your family? Melissa Santos, PhD, from Connecticut Children’s bariatric team joins the blog to answer your questions. What’s changed in the new weight loss surgery guidelines? The […]
The American Heart Association recommends children ages 6 to 17 get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. Preschoolers and toddlers need even more than that. But it’s also winter in New England – which means it’s freezing outside. Want more articles like this from pediatric experts you […]
