2022
September
16,
2022
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09:49 AM
America/Chicago
By Diane Arnaout, M.D., Cook Children’s Medical Advisor for Digital HealthNo doubt – the HPV vaccine (Gardasil) is the vaccine I hear the most hesitancy about. And yet I convince parents each and every day to get it – with patience, understanding, an...
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2020
June
15,
2020
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10:32 AM
America/Chicago
At my house, the 4- and 6-year-old natives are growing restless. The backyard isn’t cutting it anymore, biking up and down the street is growing old, and running around in the sprinkler now holds as much joy as a root canal. The parks are calling our...
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2019
December
05,
2019
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09:11 AM
America/Chicago
Last week, 255 kids tested positive for the flu (24 for Flu A, 231 for Flu B) at the medical center. So, I thought now would be a good time to look at some quick facts about the flu.
What The Flu Is
The flu is a respiratory illness.
The flu ...
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2018
March
01,
2018
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10:10 AM
America/Chicago
On March 1, 2018, your Cook Children’s pediatrician’s offices, specialist clinics, urgent care centers, ER and medical center will be using a new computer system called Epic. We are getting rid of the old medical records system and replacing it with ...
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2017
December
21,
2017
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00:00 AM
America/Chicago
Thank you to my patients for allowing me some time with my family during the holidays.
It hasn't always been easy for us this year. At 4 a.m. or so during Thanksgiving, I heard the telltale "croup cough" coming from my daughter's monitor. It's su...
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May
24,
2017
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11:19 AM
America/Chicago
Do you or your kids get canker sores?
We doctors call them "aphthous ulcers" because we cannot use names in medicine that are easily pronounceable. Come on.
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April
18,
2017
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10:46 AM
America/Chicago
"What is the best vitamin my kid can take?"
That's one of the most common questions I get while doing my AMAs on our Willow Park Pediatrics Facebook page.
The answer I give, most of the time, is - nothing.
Here's a few points about vitamins...
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January
23,
2017
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15:02 PM
America/Chicago
I knew the day would come.
My son Jack marched up to me this morning and announced, "Mama, there's a raisin in my nose!"
And that sucker was pushed in real deep.
I didn't have any of my fancy extraction tools at home to get it out, so I'm g...
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2016
August
15,
2016
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09:32 AM
America/Chicago
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. This month, we are educating about vaccine-preventable diseases and the ways you can protect yourself and your family from them. Vaccines are #savinglivessilently.
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August
08,
2016
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09:27 AM
America/Chicago
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. This month, we are educating about vaccine-preventable diseases and the ways you can protect yourself and your family from them. Vaccines are #savinglivessilently.
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May
12,
2016
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16:28 PM
America/Chicago
My 10-month-old daughter Abby has some developmental delays.
She is a sweet and happy baby who loves to babble ("mamama"... be still my heart!), pick up small toys and explore them slowly, play peek-a-boo, pick up her tiny foods with two fingers, ...
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April
06,
2016
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10:44 AM
America/Chicago
Let's learn something about poop. Hard poop. Painful poop. Constipation. Let's see how many times I can type "poop" in one post.
Constipation is the cause of alllllll the things. Just joking.
No, but really – it’s one of the most common things...
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