B’More Healthy

Hand, foot and mouth disease is one of those illnesses that we’ve probably heard, but may not be sure what it really is. We just know we do NOT want it brought into our homes. In recent months, it became more widely talked about, partly due to news coverage of …

The holiday season is an exciting time — from catching up with family and friends to delicious eats and giving thanks. But it can also be a stressful time. Staying healthy during the holidays (and throughout the year) goes beyond tracking numbers on a scale. Checking in with your body …

Parents, coaches, physicians and athletes today are more acutely aware of the danger of concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI). The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) notes that more than 800,000 children seek care related to traumatic brain injuries in U.S. emergency departments each year, and about 2.5 million …

Bedwetting is an issue many parents deal with, yet few discuss. They may fear violating their child’s privacy or feel that others will criticize their parenting, or maybe they wrestle with their own feelings of concern and frustration. It can be isolating. The American Academy of Pediatrics says that five …

Parents sending their children to college have, for the most part, completely managed the family’s health care up to that point. But once students step on campus, they call the shots — and parents may be denied access to any health data, even though they’re the ones paying the bills. …

With the tragic prevalence of opioid addiction in the United States, we all need to pay attention to the ways that children’s pain is addressed in both acute and chronic situations. Children feel and express pain differently than adults, both parents and doctors agree. At the same time, pediatric pain …

One Saturday in 1999, I handed my husband a frozen latte and a honey-do list. It was his first time drinking coffee, and that list was cranked out in record time. I hadn’t figured myself a “pusher,” but he was immediately hooked. Now, we both drink coffee daily, though try …

At camps, playgrounds, beaches and pools, on sports fields or in backyards, summer’s high humidity and ambient air temperatures make many settings ripe for dehydration risks. Anyone who is out in the heat for prolonged time is susceptible to dehydration, especially children. We spoke to four sports physical therapists from …

Every family has tricks of the trade when it comes to successful travel. And many emerge only after getting something wrong. Road-trip fails have taught me: to bring the portable training potty (lined with grocery bags and napkins) for emergency preschooler pit stops; to keep a trash bag in the …

This month marks two years since my bombshell cancer diagnosis. In the immediate aftermath, I worried about how to tell the kids — or, rather, to NOT tell them, to seemingly protect them until we knew more. But secrecy proved exhausting, added tension and compelled the kids to concoct their …