In a matter of days, children will pack up their books and pencil cases and head home for an extended winter break, the first four months of the school year successfully behind them. With luck, they’ve evaded the common cold, headed off head lice, and steered clear of strep throat. At least another five months Read More…
KinderMender has been witnessing record patient volumes this month, in part due to a nasty, new flu like illness that began making its rounds throughout Maryland communities. Similar to the flu that many of us aim to avert in the next few months, this illness has a rapid onset and has been prevalent in older, Read More…
Your child’s first day of preschool is a wondrous time of promise, tempered by that twinge of melancholy you feel watching your baby ascend the school bus steps for the very first time. Your child’s fourth day of preschool has the potential to be like a cut scene from “Outbreak” – a perfect storm of Read More…
When it comes to seasonal stomach maladies – sadly, we’re not out of the woods yet. As reported in an earlier blog, KinderMender recently witnessed coinciding cases of gastrointestinal infection, influenza and strep throat. The former ailment – trademarked by symptoms that include nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, headache, and abdominal cramping – is often self-misdiagnosed Read More…
Spring may very well be in the air somewhere, but so are germs. As Jack Frost continues to show his face throughout Maryland and temperatures fluctuate wildly, respiratory allergies and the common cold are ever-present. And, because of this, so are sinus infections. It’s yet another worry for new parents, as differentiating between a cold Read More…
From chickenpox to whooping cough, the list of nasty little bugs stalking our children seems almost endless, doesn’t it? But there’s another important illness that you should know about. It is respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which is in full swing during the winter months. Most children are infected by RSV during their first year Read More…
Lately, KinderMender has seen lots of patients displaying symptoms of one particular illness: the aptly-named Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. This illness is not to be confused with illnesses that affect barnyard animals: Hoof and Mouth disease or Mad Cow Disease, both of which bring to mind images of ravenous cows foaming at the mouth. Read More…
Often, waking up with the feeling of a hoarse throat coupled with a stuffy, runny nose, means the beginning of a cold. But how do you know when that sore throat is a symptom of a much larger problem, such as the flu or even strep throat? In this blog post, we will discuss the Read More…
