All posts tagged Children’s Health
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Warning Signs in Infants | Connecting Point | Dec. 16, 2018
>>>R.S.V. IS I RESPIRATORY VIRUS THAT CAUSES COLD-LIKE SYMPTOMS, BUT KIT BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR INFANTS. CAROLEE MCGRATH SAT DOWN WITH DR. MICHAEL KLOTTY OF THE PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIVISION OF BAY STATE HOSPITAL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS THE DOCTOR ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE FLU SEASON AND WAYS TO KEEP…
Heat Related Illness and Young Athletes – Nemours Sports Medicine Advice from the Pros
SSPE – a serious complication of measles
I’m Jo Walton and this is Sarah my daughter. Sarah was born in 1979 and she was a very wanted, healthy, happy baby who went through all of her normal milestones usually a little earlier than she should have done. At the age of eleven months she contracted measles. She wasn’t particularly poorly and she…
Racing to understand the polio-like illness paralyzing kids
JUDY WOODRUFF: For the past few years, a mysterious polio-like illness has been paralyzing children in the United States, often striking after a mild illness, peaking every other year, and reaching record highs in 2018. It’s called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. While it’s extremely rare, cases were reported in 39 states last year. But…
Child Care & First Aid : Child Illness & School
You have a school age child who is sick and you’re concern about having them missed too much school. My name is Beverly Bitterman, ARNP, Health and Wellness Consultant, here to talk a little bit about this topic. You might be thinking, “should I send my child to school today”? Well, here’s some thoughts. If…
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist – Eric Sandler, MD – Nemours Children’s Specialty Care
How are you, kiddo? Good. How are you? When I started my medical career in medical school, I thought I was actually going to go into geriatrics. But I fell in love with pediatrics. And then six months into my very first faculty position, and my own daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. That is a…
Child Care & First Aid : Children With Chicken Pox
Your child has been exposed to chicken pox, or perhaps they’ve got little bumps coming out on their arms, and you know that chicken pox is going around in the community, and you’re wondering what to do about that. My name is Beverly Bitterman, ARNP, Health and Wellness Consultant, so what you need to know,…
Pediatric Nursing Careers – Pediatric Transport RN – Nemours Children’s Hospital, FL
[MUSIC PLAYING] Our transport team is very close. We’re like a small little family. And I know that every person on my team is there for me when I need them. We really work to help each other out. We’re super flexible. If a night shift needs to be covered, I know days will cover…
Pediatric Leukemia Patient Returns to Cancer Unit as a Nurse Tech
– Are you tired today? – Yes – You seem more tired today yeah poor baby. So I’m Shannon and I’m a nurse tech here on 7 east 7 east is our cancer unit for children here at Mott this is where we see our kids through each phase of their treatment. Sometimes they’re coming…