Larissa Hirsch, MD

What are the risk factors for SIDS--and how should I counsel new parents about reducing the risk?

<DIV id=article-content-body> <P>In addition to term infants (born after at least 37 weeks' gestation), many hospitals currently consider late-preterm infants (born between 34 and 36...

<DIV id=article-content-body> <P>Your last appointment of the day is with a 16-year-old boy who needs medical clearance to participate on the school basketball team. You have read about young...

<div id="article-content-body"><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">In recent years, adolescents have begun to turn to...

<P>In the newborn nursery, pediatricians commonly encounter infants born to mothers who were receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression during pregnancy.</P>

<P>In 2005, motor vehicle collisions were responsible for 1451 deaths and approximately 203,000 injuries in US children aged 14 years or younger.<SUP>1</SUP> Each year, there are more than...

How old does a child need to be before we can count on the accuracy of his or her r

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<P>Hemangiomas are the most common tumors seen in infants. Despite their rapid growth early in life, often the only action required of the physician is to reassure the parents that such tumors usually...