In observation of the 4th of July holiday
the office will be closed on July 3rd.
UPDATE ON THE H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK 5/14/2009
This new form of influenza is now widespread throughout the United States.
Luckily, most of the people who have caught the virus have been only mildly ill
and have recovered uneventfully. The Center for Disease Control recommends that
people with flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough, runny nose, body aches,
and sore throat, stay home from work or school until 7 days after the onset of
symptoms, to prevent spread of the virus. It is not necessary to have your
child seen by a health care provider unless your child appears seriously ill,
has trouble breathing, or is dehydrated.
Call immediately if your child has:
Fast breathing or trouble breathing
Bluish or gray skin color
Not drinking enough fluids
Severe or persistent vomiting
Not waking up or not interacting
Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
Because the virus is now so prevalent, patients are not being tested for it
unless they are seriously ill or are at higher risk of complications because of
a chronic disease, immune disorder, or are less than 2 years old. Further
information about the H1N1 influenza virus is available at the link below.
Please call us if you are concerned about your child.
For the most up-to-date information about
Swine Flu, please click on the link following link: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
Click here for health advice on illnesses, medication doses, feeding,
parenting, etc. Many answers to your AFTER HOURS QUESTIONS can be found here. Unless your child
is very ill, check here before placing an after hours call. In addition to
answering many of your questions, this reference will tell you whether you
should page the provider on call.
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A doctor is on call for urgent
medical problems every day of the year. For urgent
concerns call 617-361-1470 and ask for the on call
Doctor to be paged. Thank you
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available. Please contact our Practice Manager,
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Recent Updates
02/13/09 Recent vaccine-preventable HIB outbreak in Minnesota sickens 5
children, including one death. Read more HERE.
02/18/08 New biographies of our medical providers!
10/11/07 Pharmaceutical
companies pull cold medicines for children under 2. Read
more HERE.
Cold and cough medications can be deadly if used incorrectly
and generally not recommend for children under 2. Download
the CDC report here.
10/9/07
New recommendations for seafood and pregnancy. Previous
bans on seafood are being lifted. Read more HERE
10/9/07 Most childhood Vaccines are
thimerosal (mercury) free. Recent article shows vaccines
with thimerosal is safe. Read about it HERE
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