The HPV Vaccine
HPV Vaccine: Cancer Prevention Starts Now At Sweetbay, we focus on prevention that truly changes a child’s future. The HPV vaccine is one of the most powerful cancer-prevention tools we…
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Seasonal Allergies
I absolutely love springtime in NC, but the trees and plants bursting with blooms aren’t always a welcome sight for allergy sufferers. The key to managing allergy symptoms involves more than stocking…
Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease
It is that time of year again where we have some cooler temps, gorgeous fall leaf colors, crockpot meals brewing while football games play on the TV, and…whomp whomp… Hand, Foot…
Water Safety
The weather is warming up, pools are opening, and family beach vacations are around the corner. So let’s review some key water safety principles. The first thing to cover is the…
Teens & Screens
In my effort to offer valuable content about various parenting topics, I invited you to an evening with Dr. Hope Seidel where she discussed Social Media in Teens and Tweens. For those…
Impetigo
I want to review the most common infection I’ve been treating in the past few weeks: IMPETIGO. There is a lot of panic and misinformation about this condition, so I want…
First Aid
In today’s newsletter I aim to provide all of you with some tools to feel equipped in the case of a medical emergency. I hope you never need to use…
Ear Infections
Ear pain (otalgia) is one of the most common concerns I hear from my patients. There are various causes of otalgia, the most common of which are serous otitis media…
Anxiety
Today’s topic is a big one, so throw your coffee in the microwave one more time and join me for a deep dive into pediatric anxiety. Lots of our kids struggle…
Fevers
Since I have been receiving a lot of messages about high fevers lately, I figured I would take the opportunity to share some information practice-wide that I have been sharing…