Health and Wellness

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Whooping Cough Cases Increase: Why and What To Do About It

Whooping cough, more formally known as pertussis, is on the rise. But doctors stress that the disease is preventable with vaccines.

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Keep You and Your Kids Safe and Worry-Free This Halloween

More children are injured by cars on this day than any other night of the year. Some may feel stressed or worried. Follow these tips to keep your children out of harm's way.

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Firework display

Celebrate with fireworks safely - be prepared, be safe, be responsible

Here are tips for keeping you—and your family—safe around fireworks.

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Mother kissing a child goodnight

6 healthy sleep habits in the age of melatonin

With melatonin use among children surging, promoting healthy sleep habits and routines remains essential, says Dartmouth Health Children’s Pediatrician, Erik Shessler, MD.

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Susanne Tanski, MD, MPH

What You Need to Know About RSV

Dartmouth Health Children's General Pediatrics Section Chief, Susanne Tanski, MD, MPH, talks about RSV.

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Mom and baby boy

Baby on the way or already born? Support is all around

Dartmouth Health shares information and resources to help with the "baby blues," feeling sad or anxious before or after having a baby.

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