A congressional report recently identified that baby foods from leading manufacturers contained dangerous levels of heavy metals. Read about how these heavy metals may have gotten into the food and how best to limit your baby's exposure.
You may have seen news of a new inflammatory disorder in children, related to COVID-19 infection. This new entity is called Multisystem Inflammatory Disorder in Children (MIS-C for short). The condition is still rare when looking at the entire pediatric population; however, we want to keep you aware of what to look for with this syndrome. We are still learning more about COVID-19 every day so this blog post is based on what current information we have.
Criteria for diagnosis includes:
What the syndrome looks like:
What to do if you are concerned:
What to expect if you are sent to the ER for evaluation:
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