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When to Take Your Sick Child to the Pediatrician
When to Take Your Sick Child to the Pediatrician

It’s normal for kids to get sick eight to 12 times a year, but how do you know if they’re sick enough for a doctor’s visit? Here, Duke Health pediatricians Ash ...

Duke Executive Health Makes It Easy for Raleigh CEO to Stay Healthy
Duke Executive Health Makes It Easy for Raleigh CEO to Stay Healthy

As the CEO of a major corporation, Derek Hill has a demanding work life. In the past, the Raleigh resident skipped regular visits to the doctor simply because ...

How to Choose a Pediatrician for Your Newborn
How to Choose a Pediatrician for Your Newborn

There’s a lot to plan for when expecting your first child, including picking a pediatrician. Here, Duke Health pediatricians, Joanne Wagner, MD, at Growing Chi ...

Vacúnese contra la gripe y protéjase
Vacúnese contra la gripe y protéjase

Read in English Es importante vacunarse contra la gripe para estar protegidos cuando comienza la temporada de gripe. El cuerpo normalmente tarda hasta dos se ...

Get a Flu Vaccine to Protect Yourself Against the Flu
Get a Flu Vaccine to Protect Yourself Against the Flu

It’s important to get a flu vaccination to protect yourself as the flu season begins. Your body typically takes up to two weeks to develop an immune response f ...

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 ...

Local Man Makes the Right Move to Concierge Medicine at Duke Signature Care
Local Man Makes the Right Move to Concierge Medicine at Duke Signature Care

Steve Harlin and his wife relocated to Chapel Hill, NC in the spring of 2022 in part to be close to world-class health care. As a retired surgeon, Harlin was l ...

Your Child’s Health Checklist for Back to School
Your Child’s Health Checklist for Back to School

You've got a checklist for school supplies, but what steps should you take to make sure your child is in good health for the start of school? Here, Duke Health ...

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 ...

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 ...