Four Things to Know About Eczema
This itchy skin condition mostly affects children but happens to adults, too.
Category: Children’s Health
Is That Gunk in Your Eye Conjunctivitis?
Here are three things you need to know about pinkeye.
Can This Treatment Cure a Peanut Allergy?
A new type of immunotherapy could minimize serious allergic reactions.
Allergies, Children's Health, Immunotherapy, Pediatric Medicine
How to Talk to Your Teen About Unhealthy Behaviors
Around age 11, children experience a major growth of neurons, or brain cells, that shifts which parts of the brain dominate behavior and decision-making. At this time, the prefrontal cortex, which controls behavior and decision-making, is growing but not yet mature, while the limbic system, which controls fear and pleasure, is becoming the most active…
What You Need to Know About Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
It may be most common in small children, but that doesn’t mean you’re immune.
Helping Children Cope with Scary News
Learn how to talk to your children about frightening current events and process your own fears in a healthy manner.
Does Your Child Have Fifth Disease?
By the time this virus’s distinctive rash appears, your child is already on the mend.
The Emotional Toll of Food Allergies in Children
Help your child minimize anxiety about food allergies.
Allergies, Children's Health, Eating Disorders, Food Allergies, Health, Mental Health, Pediatric Medicine
Should You Have Your Tonsils Removed?
Tonsillectomies are among the most commonly performed operations in the U.S.—but aren’t necessary for every tonsil infection.
Children's Health, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Pediatric Medicine
Tips for Caring for Your Baby with a Cleft Lip and Palate
Here’s how parents can prepare for surgery to treat these common birth defects.
Children's Health, Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric Medicine, Plastic Surgery, UNC Children's, UNC Stories
Five Tips for Avoiding Youth Sports Injuries
More than 3.5 million kids under age 14 are sidelined by sports injuries every year. But there are steps your young athlete can take to help prevent them.
Adolescent Health, Children's Health, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine
Baby’s Hydrocephalus Relieved by Specialized Surgery
A procedure that began in Africa is now helping children in North Carolina.
Babies, Brain Health, Children's Health, Health, Pediatric Medicine, Surgery, UNC Children's, UNC Stories