As a parent, you will always have the deep, instinctual urge to worry about the health and wellbeing of your child. The moment something goes amiss, you immediately look for the root cause. Oftentimes, you will have to turn to the internet for an answer, especially when you don’t have access to a pediatric care…

Proper communication with your kid’s doctor is important for keeping up with your child’s health. When you fail to mention some sort of issue or oddity that comes up in your child’s day-to-day activities, then you are potentially putting your child at risk later on. A pediatrician is there to help your child in their…

From birth, your children will need constant checkups to make sure they are healthy and growing. This will probably lead to you picking your regular, primary care physician as your child’s doctor because they are familiar and know you well. However, a general practitioner and a pediatrician are two different kinds of doctors from two…

A clinic is generally the term we use to refer to a general practitioner’s office. However, a clinic is an overarching term used for a place that provides outpatient services such as checkups or when asking about a condition that might need further study from a specialist. Since children tend to fall ill more often…

Many pediatric physicians will tell you that kids know more about what is going on with their bodies than a parent can ever know. More often than not, parents will disregard their children’s complaints about their health. At the time, complaining about a stomach ache or a sore throat can seem like a non-threatening problem.…