The Truth About PANDAS/PANS
It’s frightening, really. One day, you wake up and your child seems like a different child. He’s scared to be left alone, refuses to...
The Pediatric Center Adds Integrated Clinical Child Psychologist to Roster
Dr. Nadia Islam is a clinical child psychologist providing integrated behavioral health services at The Pediatric Center. Dr. Islam specializes in psychotherapy with children,...
MEDARVA Campaign Wants to Wash Away Hurtful Labels
Grassroots Tactics Promote Anti-Labelling Initiative for Kids’ Wellness
Richmond-based health care provider, MEDARVA Healthcare, is taking to the streets to promote its latest initiative –...
Learning to Live with IBS
The holiday season – from Halloween through New Year’s – can serve up a bellyful of digestive distress for people with irritable bowel syndrome...
Policymakers Focus on School Safety
By now, we are settling back into the groove of the school routine. In the midst of adjusting to all the changes a new...
Are Babies Getting Enough Vitamin D?
There is so much to consider as a new parent. For many of us, thinking about vitamin D for our newborns may not even...
Mouth Breathing is a Problem
Since our first breath at birth, most of us have taken for granted that our breathing is normal and healthy. However, how we breathe...
The Mission of JDRF for Kids and Families
Two years ago, the Starke family was living in Singapore, and mom Arpie and the kids, Mary Mac and Thomas, were visiting friends and...
Well-being in the Digital Age
Since the early 2010s, screen use has increased significantly with the rise of smartphones and similar digital tech that enables easy access to entertainment media,...
Stages and Ages of Feeding Baby
Last month, I marked the twentieth year of my career in medicine. In 1998, I moved to Richmond to enroll at what was then...
