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- 18 FEB, 2022
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FORMULA RECALL ALERT
By: Dr. Joseph Mechak and Dr. Alexander Gorab This morning the FDA announced a recall on several Abbott/Similac products due to potential contamination. The FDA is advising consumers not to use Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas if: the first two digits of the code are 22 through 37; and the code on the
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- 11 MAR, 2021
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How to Support Your Child During Virtual or In Person Learning Transitions
By: Fiorella Rosen, LCSW-C Here comes another change! As Montgomery County schools prepare to re-open for in-person learning in the coming weeks, families prepare for yet another transition. We all know that transitions can be hard, especially for kids, and after a solid year of non-stop unpredictability, even one which might approximate a much anticipated
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- 17 APR, 2018
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My Kid Ate Something that Isn't Food! What Should I Do Now?
by Michelle Place, CRNP-P A foreign body ingestion (FBI) occurs when an object that is not food is swallowed. Most FBIs occur in children between the ages of six months and three years. Fortunately, most foreign bodies that reach the gastrointestinal tract pass spontaneously. Only 10 to 20 percent require removal with a flexible tool
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- 26 FEB, 2018
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Help Us Help you- Tips for Telephoning our Triage Nurses
Help Us Help you- Tips for Telephoning our Triage Nurses By Natalia Darling, PA-C We are smack dab in the middle of the winter cold and flu season, and we have definitely seen an increase in the illnesses we are seeing in Montgomery County and as a result an influx of sick children coming
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