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How to care for a kid with a cold
It’s that time of year again. Kids are in school sharing all their germs, and everywhere you look someone’s sneezing, coughing, or has a runny nose. Colds are being passed back and forth and no matter how hard you try, your child gets sick. Maybe it starts out with just a runny nose or a sore throat, then before you know it they are coughing, sneezing, and maybe running a fever. So, what do you do about it?
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Look before you eat! Helping kids decode nutrition facts and labels
Understanding how to read the nutrition facts label at an early age can help children and teens make healthy choices throughout their life. When it comes to teaching kids about label reading, it is important to stick to the basics and then slowly build up to the details.
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Summer may be almost over, but you can't forget about water safety
Drowning remains one of the leading causes of death for children. Florida is known for beautiful weather year-round, which unfortunately means that
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How do you cope with a debilitating and invisible chronic illness?
How do you cope with having a debilitating invisible chronic illness, like Gastroparesis? When I was first diagnosed with Gastroparesis, I honestly didn’t know how to feel. It was like I was on a rollercoaster of emotions - accepting one day, and completely confused the next. I later came to the realization that those feelings are completely normal.
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Esophageal Atresia
Esophageal atresia (EA) is a birth defect in which the baby’s esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach) does not form properly before birth. For babies with EA, the esophagus has two separate parts – an upper and lower part – that do not connect. This makes it impossible for the baby to get enough nutrition by mouth because they cannot pass food from the mouth to the stomach.
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Sharef Al-Mulaabed, MD
Dr. Sharef Al-Mulaabed is a board-certified physician with the Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition at Orlando Health Children's. He specializes in pediatric gastroenterology and clinical informatics.
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Shannon C Brown-Work, MD
Shannon Brown, MD, joined Orlando Health in 2002 and is a member of the neonatal intensive care team at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. Dr. Brown is board-certified in neonatology – prenatal medicine.
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Donald A. Plumley, MD
Donald A. Plumley, MD, FACS, is a pediatric surgeon with Orlando Health Children's Arnold Palmer Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery with a specialty in pediatric surgery. He serves at the medical director of pediatric trauma, the medical director of children’s surgery and surgical quality director at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer.
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Donald E. Felix, MD
Donald E. Felix, MD, is an anesthesiologist at Orlando Health Children's Heart Institute. He is responsible for administering anesthesia for all types of pediatric surgical procedures. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology and specializes in intensive care services.
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Dayra Licier-Oquendo, MD
Dr. Dayra Licier-Oquendo is a fellowship-trained clinical neurophysiologist with Orlando Health Children's Neuroscience Institute Neurology. She manages complex neurological disorders in children, and her specialties include:
