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10/31/2025

Happy Halloween 2025 Hippies!

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween 2024!!

08/12/2024

Tongue tie (ankyloglossia) has been gaining a lot of attention as a possible cause of breastfeeding problems. But experts worry that the condition is being overdiagnosed—leading to unneeded surgeries as other causes of nursing challenges are overlooked. For the clinical report, "Identification and...

01/19/2024

Due to inclement weather, we will be closing early at 12:00 PM today, Friday, January 19th.

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween 2023! From Cruella, the Dalmatians, Scooby, & our own poodle!

12/23/2022

Happy Holidays from our crew at Chesapeake Pediatrics!

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween 2022! From the Crayolas.

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween! Keep these tips from AAP's parenting website Healthy Children in mind to help your children have a healthy and safe Halloween.

🎃Plan costumes that are bright and reflective.
🎃Make sure shoes fit well and costumes are short enough to prevent tripping.
🎃Consider non-toxic makeup and decorative hats as safer alternatives to masks.
🎃Consider offering non-edible goodies to trick-or-treaters to avoid allergy scares.
🎃Don't use decorative contact lenses without an eye examination from an eye care professional.
More safety tips here: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/Halloween-Safety-Tips.aspx

10/31/2022

10/31/2022

Are you ready for all of the Halloween festivities that will happen over the weekend? Here is one last tip. Teach your child how to politely say no to food that may not be safe, especially homemade items such as cookies and cupcakes.

07/28/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/health/vitamin-d-bone-fractures.html

The research was part of a comprehensive vitamin D study called VITAL. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health and began after an expert group convened by what is now the National Academy of Medicine, a nonprofit organization, examined the health effects of vitamin D supplements and found little evidence.

The first part of VITAL, previously published, found that vitamin D did not prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease in trial participants. Nor did it prevent falls, improve cognitive functioning, reduce atrial fibrillation, change body composition, reduce migraine frequency, improve stroke outcomes, protect against macular degeneration or reduce knee pain.

The vitamin pills do not prevent bone fractures in most people or protect against many other diseases, adding to questions about medical guidance many now take for granted.

07/22/2022

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/whats-the-best-way-to-protect-kids-skin-from-sunburn.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1bmmocjozvi-W8IYyx1mtbXRMBLDFZtFt5Vlpzuozg_SFY5mSzbMalpqk

Roughly a quarter of lifetime sun exposure happens during childhood and adolescence. Kids spend a lot of time outdoors, especially in the summer, so its important to build some sun-safe habits that don't take away from the fun of outside play.​