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
Category: Pediatric Medicine
Seven Ways to Keep Kids Healthy in Child Care
Do your research to help ensure a safe transition.
Babies, Children's Health, Families, Health, Immunity, Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Medicine, Wellness
Managing Your Child’s Diabetes
Age-specific guidelines for diabetes care.
Children's Health, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Health, Pediatric Medicine
Challenges and Hope for Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome
Children's Health, Endocrinology, Health, Pediatric Medicine, UNC Stories
A Growing Epidemic: Type 2 Diabetes on the Rise in Children
Learn why more children are being diagnosed with this condition and how to prevent it. Once upon a time, type 2 diabetes was called adult-onset diabetes because it almost exclusively affected adults. Back then, virtually all children with diabetes had the type 1 form of the disease, but that’s no longer the case. In recent…
Children's Health, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Pediatric Medicine
Treatment Brings Hope to Children Facing Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a...
Neurologists can treat spinal muscular atrophy with a new and powerful drug.
Children's Health, Neurology, Pediatric Medicine, UNC Stories
A Guide to Treating Fever in Children
Learn what to do if your child has a high temperature.
How Food Additives Can Harm Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning parents against added ingredients that can harm children’s development. A UNC pediatrician weighs in.
A Long Journey for a Child with Rare Pediatric Cancer
For Sebastian and his family, no distance was too great to find treatment.
What Every Parent Needs to Know About the HPV Vaccine
An expert in adolescent health and vaccines answers questions about this cancer-preventing immunization.
Adolescent Health, Children's Health, Pediatric Medicine, Primary Care, Sexual Health
College Health Tips: Podcast Episode 6
This episode of UNC Health Talk: The Podcast is for high school graduates preparing to enter college (and their parents). Up until now, your health has largely been your parents’ responsibility. But now high school is over and it’s time for college. Even if you’re continuing your education close to home, it’s time to take…
ADD/ADHD, Children's Health, Families, Health, Mental Health, Pediatric Medicine, Podcast, Primary Care, Safety
Is My Baby Crying Too Much?
Learn how to soothe a crying baby and when it’s time to take him or her to the doctor.