Kids (Page 21)

Ina Stephens, MD, gave us this update on the flu vaccine. She specializes in pediatric infectious diseases and sees patients at By Your Side Pediatrics and Northridge Pediatrics. Do parents need to get the flu vaccine to help protect their child? Yes! Parents absolutely carry viruses and unknowingly pass them…

Three years ago, Health System and Children’s Hospital leadership stood in a sandbox by the 11th Street parking garage. With toy dump trucks and balloons to commemorate the occasion, they celebrated the groundbreaking of a special pediatric outpatient building. [caption id="attachment_8412" align="alignright" width="300"] The Battle Building site on West Main…

This summer, try to get your kids eating more colorful foods (fruits and veggies of course!) and make sure their primary drink is water.

Learn about some of the conditions treated by pediatric orthopedic specialists.

Anna spent her first few years of life getting chemotherapy at UVA Children's. Read her story.

Laura Robinson is beyond excited. As a mother whose son has multiple medical needs, she cannot wait until the Battle Building at UVA Children’s Hospital opens in June. “It is just going to be wonderful to go to one place and have everybody under the same roof in an awesome new…

Mary A. Sullivan coordinates community advocacy, education and outreach efforts for the Teen Health Center. She’s provided health education to local students and parents for over 20 years. Here she reviews a recent book about social media and teens. Cold and blustery days give me time to catch up on…