Dr. Helen Minciotti
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Caring for newborn's umbilical cord stump usually not difficultNov 05, 2021 5:46 pm - Parents usually don't panic over their child's minor coughs and fevers, but blood, even a small amount of it, grabs their attention. So, when my little patient started b...
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Don't worry, parents, imaginary friends actually good for kidsNov 05, 2021 3:52 pm - He was talkative and fun to be around, so it was no surprise that the outgoing 3-year-old was surrounded by a bunch of friends. On the first day of class, he marched int...
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Febrile seizures in young children often triggered by high feverNov 05, 2021 1:40 pm - The 11-month-old had seemed fine earlier in the day and went to bed without making a fuss. A little while later, her mom quietly tiptoed into the sleeping infant's room ...
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How to recognize the signs of pubertyNov 05, 2021 11:34 am - Is a breast lump in a 9-year-old cause for concern? Not for me, or for the office nurse who returned the mother's call. But my nurse still set up a visit because - with ...
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Growing pains are real - and can really hurtNov 04, 2021 11:02 pm - It was 4 a.m. on a weekend when the 5-year-old's mother paged me to discuss her son's disturbing symptoms. She had become alarmed when her usually healthy little boy wok...
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Families need to take rabies risk seriouslyNov 04, 2021 9:05 pm - Bats are our friends in the night sky, doing their part to keep the pesky mosquito population under control, but they are surely not welcome in our homes on a hot summer...
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Hold off on baby food until time is rightNov 04, 2021 7:33 pm - The parents of the 2-month-old looked at me hopefully. Their little guy was a big boy, way up at the top of the infant growth curves, and they were wearing out trying to...
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Distinction between shingles, chickenpoxNov 04, 2021 3:44 pm - "Is my son sick because he's been around my dad?" the stressed-out mother wanted to know. It was bad enough that her father was suffering from a painful case of shingles...
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Stay safe during skateboarding seasonNov 04, 2021 2:07 pm - The office was closed for lunch and I was catching up on mail when I came across a letter from an orthopedic specialist. One line caught my eye. The surgeon had describe...
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Pityriasis rosea rash often appears in spring and fallNov 04, 2021 12:53 am - Sure it's intellectually satisfying to hit on a diagnosis in a challenging medical case, just like those glamorous TV doctors. It's also nice once in a while to make a d...