All tied up with latching
Nothing compares to the excitement of being a new parent. The bond between a mother and her baby starts to form soon after birth, and it happens in many ways. Mothers have to assist their newborns in...
Category: Public Health
A message from the Oregon Poison Center
In light of the recent arsenic and cadmium exposures in Southeast Portland, the Oregon Poison Center has the following message: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Oregon...
From Doernbecher to Tanzania
Pediatric hematologist/oncologist Dr. Sue Lindemulder knows that families are families, no matter where they are in the world. For the last three years, Dr. Lindemulder has organized and led a...
How to talk to your kids about tragedy
How can parents and guardians best help kids understand and process tragedy? What does a "normal" reaction look like? Below, OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital Child Psychiatrist Ajit...
Get smart, stay safe: a back-to-school checklist
Lunchbox? Check. School supplies purchased? Check. Perfect first-day-of-school outfit planned? Check. Back-to-school season is, once again, upon us. Below, we share a few important health...
Summertime food tips
For many children, summer break means lazy mornings and afternoon swims. But for others, summer brings grumbling bellies and the pain of hunger. It’s estimated that 15 percent of Oregon...
The vaccine every teenager needs
Odds are, you or someone you know has been infected with human papillomavirus, or HPV. It’s the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the US, infecting more than 79 million Americans....
Preventing child abuse: Protecting our children from one another
Physical abuse, sexual abuse, violence in the home and exposure to substance abuse are all adverse events that can occur in the life of a child and may lead to negative health outcomes into...
Free flu vaccine for patients, parents and families at Doernbecher
Edited 9/18/17 to include up-to-date vaccination information OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital is offering free flu shots to the parents and close family contacts of its established...
Water, water everywhere: How to reduce your child’s risk of drowning
Although summer swimming season is upon us, drowning is a risk in any weather. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in five people who die from drowning are children...