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Sports Physicals for Teen Athletes
Sports Physicals for Teen Athletes

Does your child need a sports physical? If they plan to work out with their high school team this fall, participate in a fall sport, or try out for a sport any ...

Navigating the Teen Blues
Navigating the Teen Blues

Ask a parent if their teenager occasionally experiences mood swings and they will probably laugh at the understatement. Many believe it’s normal for teenagers ...

RSV: What Parents of Young Children Need to Know
RSV: What Parents of Young Children Need to Know

Emergency rooms and pediatricians’ offices are overflowing with young people suffering from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which can hit babies and small c ...

Temporada de gripe durante la pandemia de COVID: ¿Por qué necesita una vacuna contra la gripe?
Temporada de gripe durante la pandemia de COVID: ¿Por qué necesita una vacuna contra la gripe?

Read in English Con la temporada de gripe en marcha, es importante ponerse la vacuna contra la gripe para estar protegidos mientras el COVID-19 sigue propag ...

Flu Season During the COVID Pandemic: Why You Need a Flu Vaccine
Flu Season During the COVID Pandemic: Why You Need a Flu Vaccine

With the flu season underway, it’s important to get a flu vaccination for protection while COVID-19 continues to spread. Your body typically takes up to two we ...

Why Antibiotics Aren't Always the Answer
Why Antibiotics Aren't Always the Answer

Stuffy head, sniffles, sneezing, and coughing could mean you have a bad cold, flu, or something worse. Symptoms like these send thousands of patients to the do ...

Answers to Common Questions About the Flu Vaccine
Answers to Common Questions About the Flu Vaccine

Many questions surround the flu vaccine, including why it's needed every year. Here, Cameron Wolfe, MD, a Duke Health infectious diseases specialist, explains ...

The Dos and Don'ts of Summer Fun
The Dos and Don'ts of Summer Fun

The lazy days of summer may be in full swing but that doesn’t mean you should adopt a lazy attitude when it comes to your health. Regardless of your plans, hee ...

Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Doctor?
Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Doctor?

Adults can choose a family medicine doctor or an internal medicine doctor as their primary care physician. Read this Q&A to help you decide what’s best for you ...

Why Knowing Your Family’s Health Past Benefits Your Future
Why Knowing Your Family’s Health Past Benefits Your Future

Knowing your family’s health history is one of the most important ways to maintain your health. It can be some of the best information doctors have to understa ...

Shot Facts: HPV Vaccine
Shot Facts: HPV Vaccine

A Duke expert answers parents’ most common questions about the HPV vaccine.

HPV Vaccine: Know the Myths and the Facts
HPV Vaccine: Know the Myths and the Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends girls and boys ages 11 and 12 receive a vaccine to protect them against human papillomavirus (H ...