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  • Health Care Providers: Neonatologists for Parents


    A neonatologist is a doctor who cares for newborns who were born prematurely or have complex medical needs.

  • 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: Nephrologists for Parents


    A nephrologist is a doctor who cares for people with diseases and conditions that affect the kidneys.

  • 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: 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 Care Providers: Neurologists for Parents


    A neurologist is a doctor who studies, diagnoses, and treats diseases and conditions that affect the brain.

  • Health Care Providers: Speech Therapists for Parents


    Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) — also called speech therapists — are licensed professionals who diagnose and treat disorders that affect speech and interfere with communication. Speech therapists can work in schools, hospitals, or specialty clinics.

  • Health Care Providers: Allergists/Immunologists for Parents


    An allergist is a doctor who diagnoses and treats asthma, allergies, or immune system conditions.

  • 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.

  • When Being Overweight Is a Health Problem for Teens


    A couple of pounds of extra body fat are not a health risk for most people. But when people are severely overweight, it can cause health problems.