It’s important to establish children with a pediatrician so that their health baselines can be monitored regularly throughout each stage of their life, from infancy to young adulthood. Well-child ...

Back to school season is a good time to schedule a well-child checkup to ensure your child’s physical and mental health. Well-child visits focus on developmental milestones, and present an opportunity ...

Children increasingly at risk of high blood pressure. Poor adherence to well-child visits may increase the risk of hospitalizations in young children. HealthDay News — Poor adherence to well-child ...

This story is sponsored by Intermountain LiveWell. Along with school clothes, supplies and backpacks, back-to-school season is a good time to schedule a well-child checkup to ensure your child's ...

It may seem like summer has just started, but school will be here before we know it. In order to beat the rush, Intermountain Health says scheduling well-visit checkups now will ease the stress of ...

Besides new backpacks and shoes, parents should think about back-to-school immunizations and well-child check-ups as summer ends. Some kids have gotten behind in their regular vaccinations, but now is ...

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JOPLIN, Mo. — Pediatricians encourage regular back-to-school check-ups to keep children healthy as they head back to the classroom. Dr. Beth Garrett at Freeman Health System says a lot goes into those ...

Implementing the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the pediatric primary care setting can improve rates of early detection for postpartum depression. Screening new mothers for postpartum ...

An annual wellness exam can help identify potential issues affecting a child’s learning and development. Some caregivers choose to schedule the appointment right before a new school year starts, but ...