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World Heart Day: Supporting Patients with Single-Ventricle Heart Defects and Their Families

Jaime and Steve Moreno were thrilled to learn that Jaime was pregnant with their second child. The...

Sep 29, 2022

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Providing Inclusive, Culturally Sensitive Care

Hispanics and Latinos are the second-largest racial group in the United States after non-Hispanic...

Sep 22, 2022

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Ask the Expert: Ear, Nose and Throat Issues That Can Affect School-Aged Children

September can be an exciting time for many families as kids head back to class and parents return...

Sep 8, 2022

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Back-to-school: Your questions about immunization schedules answered

It’s time for the kids to go back to school — and time to be sure your and your child’s...

Aug 11, 2022

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Q&A: Breastfeeding Support During Your Baby’s NICU Stay

We sat down with Barbara Carr, M.D., neonatologist and medical director for Pediatrix® Neonatology...

Aug 2, 2022

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Clinician Spotlight: Ed Spitzmiller, D.O., FACOP - Neonatologist

For a time, neonatologist Ed Spitzmiller, D.O., FACOP, felt more at home on stage than in the...

Jun 30, 2022

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Ask the expert: Seven ways to safely manage your pregnancy during the summer months

The heat and humidity of summer can make the normal discomforts of pregnancy even more unpleasant....

Jun 23, 2022

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CPR and AED training can help save your child’s life

Nearly three-quarters (70%) of cardiac arrests that don’t happen in hospitals happen in homes. If...

Jun 7, 2022

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Services and support to bolster resilience

It’s estimated that up to 400 physicians in the United States take their lives each year. In...

May 3, 2022

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Chance past encounters lead to deeper physician-student relationships

Barry Bloom, M.D., estimates that he has cared for close to 30,000 babies in his 30-year career. He...

Apr 12, 2022