Like many U.S. cities, Philadelphia is struggling with a rising tide of gun violence. During this calendar year alone, there were 957 nonfatal and 242 fatal shootings in the city…
IBX Insights TeamJuly 6, 2022
The past two years have been stressful for everyone, including parents of children with asthma. Asthma can be a scary health problem even without a global pandemic. If it's poorly…
Stephen Higgins MD, FAAPMay 25, 2022
Childhood obesity is a significant health problem in the United States. It’s more and more common, and it has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. This subject is often…
Dr. Nita ThingalayaFebruary 16, 2022
A couple of years ago, my partner had an allergic reaction to a common antibiotic. She felt a little funny and then, suddenly, was covered in any ugly, itchy rash,…
Mara HughesDecember 17, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children five to 11 years old. This is a fantastic development and…
Dr. Anna BaldinoNovember 18, 2021
Most of us know that we should be sleeping at least seven hours every night. But the demands on our time are many and the hours in a day are…
Moss SternNovember 15, 2021
We mustn’t accept bullying as a fact of life. Dario V. LaRocca, MD discusses the damage it causes and what parents can do to help prevent it.
Dario V. LaRocca, M.D.November 1, 2021
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, many of us have avoided leaving our homes to do anything that seems non-essential. For this reason, many children are now behind on their…
Dr. Lynn CollinsJuly 1, 2021
Like many of you, I wasn’t sure winter would ever end here in Southeastern Pennsylvania. I was born and raised in Minnesota, so you would think I’d be used to…
Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMay 27, 2021
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