Parents often ask about blood tests during routine pediatric visits, but pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies that healthy children rarely need them. She shares some of the criteria for ...
At most well-child visits, parents expect to hear about height and weight. But another important number is quietly becoming ...
The rate of high blood pressure (hypertension) in children and adolescents under 19 has nearly doubled, increasing from about 3% in 2000 to over 6% in 2020. More than 9% of children and adolescents ...
One piece of legislation that could be on the state Legislature’s agenda next year is one that would require health insurers to provide coverage for continuous blood glucose monitors for children.
LANSING, Mich. – New laws in Michigan mandate blood lead testing for children at 12 and 24 months, recorded on immunization records, to address lead poisoning. The testing aims to prevent and address ...
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is usually thought of as an adult health issue. But doctors are now raising serious concerns after a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent ...
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