"Four Common Kid Health Concerns" - Hallie Levine
Runny noses. Sore throats. Stomachaches. All are ubiquitous in households with children, and in fact, more than three out of four U.S. kids miss at least one day of school a year because they’re sick, according to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. “When it comes to kid’s health, you may be thinking a course of antibiotics is best for bacterial pink eye, but it's not necessarily warranted. Research shows that the bacterial form of the condition usually resolves on its own after five to six days,” says Blair Hammond, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine in Mount Sinai.
- Blair S. Hammond, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai