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Seeing Spots
Moles on a child’s skin are usually nothing to worry about. These small spots are caused by groups of cells ...
Safety at the Swimming Hole
Playing in lakes and creeks can be fun, but it’s not without risk. Do your part to keep injury or ...
Reshaping Ears and Futures
Your newborn child’s right ear seems larger than the left. A noninvasive procedure can bring the two into balance. ...
Preventing Furniture Tip-Overs, Topples and Tumbles
Each year, 25,000 children suffer injuries from falling furniture. Time to strap it down, lock it up and play it ...
Painkillers for Kids?
When not properly disposed of or locked up, unused prescription opioids can lead to drug abuse and addiction. Many strong ...
Out to Lunch or Overwhelmed?
A teen who can’t stay focused or organized at school may be bored, or he may be having a hard ...
One Jump Ahead
Kids love jumping. It’s a good way for them to be active. But bounce houses aren’t always the safest places ...
A New Screening for New Lives
Chloe’s Law now requires all Missouri hospitals to perform critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) screenings on newborns. What will this ...
Mysterious Mono
Mononucleosis, or mono, takes weeks to show up—and weeks to go away. But it’s not as scary as it seems. ...