Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age
Can white noise really help you sleep better?
Celiac disease: Exploring four myths
What is prostatitis and how is it treated?
What is Cushing syndrome?
Exercises to relieve joint pain
Think your child has ADHD? What your pediatrician can do
Foam roller: Could you benefit from this massage tool?
Claire McCarthy, MD
Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD
Child & Teen Health
Recurrent headaches in children: What to know and do
Child & Teen Health
Too old for the pediatrician? Time to switch doctors
Child & Teen Health
How racism harms children
Claire McCarthy, MD
Driving for teens with ADHD: What parents need to know
Child & Teen Health
How early can you — and should you — diagnose autism?
Claire McCarthy, MD
Teens and confidentiality
Child & Teen Health
Keeping children safe around cosmetics
Child & Teen Health
Why do parents worry about vaccines?
Child & Teen Health
HPV vaccine: A vaccine that works, and one all children should get
Child & Teen Health
Children and gun safety: What to know and do
Child & Teen Health
Infant car seats are for cars only (how not to use an infant car seat)
Child & Teen Health
The 6 don’ts of caring for your child’s teeth
Claire McCarthy, MD
When making summer plans for children, leave some time unplanned
Child & Teen Health
Public policies to stop kids from drinking sugary drinks
Claire McCarthy, MD
Young children are swallowing objects twice as often as before
Child & Teen Health
5 ways we can help our children succeed
Claire McCarthy, MD
5 reasons we need to help kids live “heads up” instead of “heads down”
Child & Teen Health
How to prevent poisonings in children — and what to do if they happen
Claire McCarthy, MD
Something else to avoid in pregnancy: Phthalates
Claire McCarthy, MD
What to do if your child is constipated
Child & Teen Health
Parents don't always realize that their teen is suicidal
Child & Teen Health
4 things everyone needs to know about measles
Child & Teen Health
What to do if you think your child has the flu
Claire McCarthy, MD
Couch potatoes start early: How to get kids moving
Zinc: What it does for the body, and the best food sources
Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help
Tips to leverage neuroplasticity to maintain cognitive fitness as you age
Can white noise really help you sleep better?
Celiac disease: Exploring four myths
What is prostatitis and how is it treated?
What is Cushing syndrome?
Exercises to relieve joint pain
Think your child has ADHD? What your pediatrician can do
Foam roller: Could you benefit from this massage tool?
