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7 Essential Summer Safety Tips

May 26, 2023

Summer safety tips to help keep you and your family happy and healthy all season long.

Road trip safety tips

May 15, 2023

Here are some tips to keep you and your family safe on the road.

Cleft and cranial conditions

May 15, 2023

Specialized care for infants and children who have a cleft lip and palate, facial trauma and craniofacial disorders.

Your child has a concussion. Now what?

March 1, 2023

If your child has a concussion, you'll have to take certain steps to help them recover fully and avoid a second injury.

tags: orthopedics

Why head injuries affect girls differently than...

December 1, 2022

Bumps on the head happen, but when young children experience concussions, boys may fare better than girls.

tags: orthopedics

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When to go to the ER if your child has asthma

December 1, 2022 by Dr. A. Gabriel Schifman, Medical Director, Pediatric ER at Overland Park Regional Medical Center

If your child has asthma, it's important to know when going to the ER is the right choice. One of the main goals of parents whose kids have asthma...

Water safety: Tips to keep kids safe while staying...

March 11, 2022

Before your family jumps in, review these tips to help everyone have a safe summer in the water.

The air that you breathe… is it harming you?

March 11, 2022

Take a deep breath, relax and follow these 10 simple and inexpensive ways to detect and eliminate these potential airborne killers.

How to stay safe on a snow day

March 11, 2022

Winter is a fun time of year. But while you're out having fun, you have to know how to be safe.

Newborns and coronavirus: Helpful ways to protect...

October 9, 2020

Learn how new moms can avoid coronavirus infection and help protect their newborn during COVID-19.

tags: labor and delivery

Poison-proof your home

June 19, 2020

Due to COVID-19 and social distancing, we are spending more time at home. Our homes may be our sanctuaries, but they also are where 90 percent...

tags: covid-19

Keeping kids safe around water

August 6, 2019

Summer memories are made on the water – swimming, boating, skiing and more. But along with fun, water safety needs to be top of mind. Each year...

tags: pediatric care , t4b

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Keeping your kids out of the ER

April 24, 2019

Warm weather has arrived and kids are spending more time outside playing sports, riding bikes, hitting the playground and doing outside chores...

tags: pediatric care , t4b

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7 Essential Summer Safety Tips

Road trip safety tips

Cleft and cranial conditions

Your child has a concussion. Now what?

Why head injuries affect girls differently than...

When to go to the ER if your child has asthma

Water safety: Tips to keep kids safe while staying...

The air that you breathe… is it harming you?

How to stay safe on a snow day

Newborns and coronavirus: Helpful ways to protect...

Poison-proof your home

Keeping kids safe around water

Eight hidden dangers of your favorite summer holiday

Common fireworks injuries and how to prevent them

Handle fireworks with care on the fourth

Keeping your kids out of the ER