More Than Ice Packs & Band-Aids: The Truth About School Nursing
What Do School Nurses Really Do? If you were asked what a school nurse does, would you know the correct answer? Would your answer include words like ice packs and...
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Better Ways to Measure Cognitive Change
Cognitive Change Testing new therapies for people with intellectual disability is a challenge without accurate tools to measure whether the intervention or medication works. A new study by researchers at...
Tech Tools to Encourage Healthy Habits for Kids
Healthy Habits for Kids The topic of health and wellness has been a big one for the last two years. We have discussed health apps for medication management and telehealth...
Palforzia Exciting New Hope
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication developed by Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., Palforzia, for individuals with peanut allergies. Palforzia is the first approved therapy for individuals...
Pharmacogenetics: Genetic Testing for Personalized Medical Treatment
Pharmacogenetics The more we learn about genetics, the better able we are to impact a myriad of health conditions through personalized medical treatment. The unique tailoring of customized therapies to...
Parent Solution: Organizing a Room with a lot of Medical Supplies
Sharing from Hale S. I have a 3×4 cubby system in front of his window and then have a 4×4 cubby system behind the door on the opposite wall. Each...
ADVICE NEEDED! Behavior changes from Straterra coupled with Clonidine!
Real Moms Sharing Their Experiences and Advice Please be advised that the information that is shared on this page is for general knowledge and information from parents and (some) professionals....
Ask the Nurse: Keeping Track of Medicine Tips
Keeping Track of Medicine Tips Question: Any advice on how to simplify and keep track of all the medicines I give my child? Answer: An organized system for taking medications...
10 Tips to an Organized Medicine Cabinet
Organized Medicine Cabinet Your child wakes up in the middle of the night with a terrible cough and you are in search for a bottle of cough medicine. You dash...
Relationship Rescue: Are there Alternatives to Prescription Medications?
“Isn’t there something else I can do for my child besides having them take prescription medications?”
