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Original article from healthychildren.org The COVID-19 virus is still spreading. During the holidays, your family will likely be exposed...

From Healthychildren.org As winter approaches, some of us may experience the “winter blues” – feeling sad from shortening days, climbing...

Comfort & Joy: 5 Family Tips for Enjoying the Winter Holidays From Healthychildren.org The holiday season is a time to make and share...

Original article from healthychildren.org Thanksgiving—a holiday full of elaborate food traditions—can be extra challenging for parents...

By: Andrea Jones, MD, FAAP, healthychildren.org Almost all children get RSV at least once before they are 2 years old. For most healthy...

Together with the American Academy of Pediatrics and healthychildren.org, Kids First Pediatrics wants to acknowledge American Diabetes...

Halloween can be one of the trickiest days of the year for children with food allergies. Kids often haul home pounds of treats, and even...

Together with the National Institute of Health and many other organizations, Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh and Clayton want to help...

Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh and Clayton is thrilled to welcome Emilyn Wagner, NP to our team of Nurse Practitioners. Emilyn is a...

From healthychildren.org By: Flor M. Muñoz, MD, MSc, FAAP & Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP Flu—short for influenza—is an illness caused by...

With September being Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, Kids First of Raleigh and Clayton wants to share some tips to prevent childhood...

Whenever children are together, there is a chance of spreading infections. This is especially true among young children who are likely to...

From Healthychildren.org No matter what grade your child is about to enter, there’s always a back-to-school checklist of to-dos. It’s a...

By Devika Bhushan, MD, FAAP- Healthychildren.org As the parent of an infant, I join so many of you in feeling a roller coaster of...

Due to the formula shortage, there is an expanded list of approved formulas that is covered by the WIC office! You do NOT need a...

Congratulations, you and your kids made it through another school year. While it is time to relax with your kids and enjoy the summer...

​​​​​​Happy first birthday to your baby! That little bundle you first held is now a budding toddler, soon to take their first steps (if...

By: Peter Rowe, MD, FAAP Most kids and teens who test positive for COVID-19 have mild, or even no, symptoms. But it has become clear that...

By: Danette Glassy, MD, FAAP & Pooja Tandon, MD, FAAP, from healthychildren.org No matter what the weather brings, playing outside is...

Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh & Clayton stand with healthychildren.org and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) as we...