Carmen Heredia Rodriguez

FRITZ LIEDTKE/OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

What Does Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine for Teens and Preteens Mean for My Child?

Although children appear to catch COVID less often and develop milder symptoms than adults, they can develop a rare, severe inflammatory response or "long-haul COVID" symptoms.

May 17, 2021

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Nosing In on Kids Who Had COVID and Lost Their Sense of Smell

Doctors in Colorado and Washington state will use scents like eucalyptus and lavender to treat children who lost their sense of smell to COVID-19.

Mar 29, 2021

SHUTTERSTOCK

Can Vaccination and Infection Rates Add Up to Reach COVID Herd Immunity?

With three vaccines — Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — now authorized for emergency use in the United States, there seems to be hope that the pandemic’s end may be in sight.

Mar 17, 2021

SHUTTERSTOCK

Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Wave of Mental Illness

Government figures show the proportion of children who arrived in emergency departments with mental health issues increased 24% from mid-March through mid-October, compared with the same period in 2019.

Jan 6, 2021