Articles tagged with 'fevers' | Checkup Newsroom

Holly Erwin, a full-time caregiver for patients and her own four children, knows firsthand how chaotic it can be when a child gets sick at school. Parents must juggle work, school pick-up, making an appointment with their pediatrician, and picking …

"My child has a fever, what could it be?" Just a quick reminder of my big fever rules. Click the links to learn more: 1. You don’t always have to rush off to the ER for a fever. No matter how high. 2. In a …

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the beautiful process of a fever. Yes, I’m a mega-dork for the functions of the human body ... and yes, I think fever is a great thing in most settings. Fever has been recognized as being around for …

When I cruised out of pediatric residency kid-free, I thought I knew it all when it came to raising a child. Little did I know how little I knew. I’d be Terrified the Day my First Child was Born. Guess what? Reading tons of books about …