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Health Care Providers: Anesthesiologists for Parents

An anesthesiologist is a doctor who oversees the medicine given to patients to prevent pain during medical procedures.
Health Care Providers: Optometrists for Parents

An optometrist is a doctor who examines eyes for problems, prescribes contact lenses and glasses and eye exercises, and diagnoses and treats eye diseases. They provide many of the same services as ophthalmologists, but they don't perform surgery.
Health Insurance: Cracking the Code for Teens

Health insurance has a language all its own. This article for teens explains what some key terms mean.
Health Care Providers: Oncologists for Parents

An oncologist is a doctor who diagnoses and treats different types of cancer.
Health Care Providers: Hematologists for Parents

A hematologist is a doctor who specializes in blood diseases, bleeding disorders, and cancers such as hemophilia, sickle cell disease, leukemia, and lymphoma. They’re trained in hematology and oncology.
Managing Home Health Care for Parents

When kids need intensive health care after they're discharged from the hospital, family and caregivers should learn about the devices, equipment, and support they'll need.
Health Care Providers: Social Workers for Parents

Social workers are mental health providers. They’re trained to evaluate and address each family’s unique emotional and social needs.
Health Care Providers: Occupational Therapists for Parents

Occupational therapists (OTs) help patients with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities. They help them develop, regain, and improve skills needed for daily working and living.
Your Diabetes Health Care Team for Teens

It takes all of your team members — you, your parents, doctors, dietitians, and mental health pros — to help you take care of your diabetes.
Health Care Providers: Plastic Surgeons for Parents

A plastic surgeon is a doctor who does surgery to repair, rebuild, or replace a part of the body to improve how it looks and works. This can involve the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial (head and face) structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, and other areas of the body.

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