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How can I prevent my child from choking?

Choking is a serious hazard for young children In fact, one child dies every five days as the result of a food-choking accident — it is the fourth leading cause of accidental death among children under age 5 — and more than 10,000 children visit emergency rooms each year due to choking on food.  

Ear infections and how to tell if your child has one

Ear infections are the most common reason that children go to the doctor. So ear infections are going to be very common with your baby. Almost all children by the first or the second year of life have had at least one or two ear infections. It’s often times not easy to tell if your […]

Helping “U” prevent Choking

Goal Extension – UCLA #EatSAFE Project Video

A National Problem: Every time I see a child who has choked on a piece of food, his or her parent, with a look of terror in their eyes, says the same thing: “If I had only known it wasn’t safe, I would have never let my child eat it.” We all know which toys […]

Choking Prevention / What To Do When A Child Is Choking

Pediatric Otolaryngologist Nina Shapiro, MD, and CPR Expert Richard Pass, RN, explain the dangers that choking poses for children, what parents can do to help prevent their children from choking, and how to perform CPR on infants and children. To Donate to Nina Shapiro’s #EatSAFE Campaign Project  

UCLA EatSAFE Campaign Project

A National Problem: Every time I see a child who has choked on a piece of food, his or her parent, with a look of terror in their eyes, says the same thing: “If I had only known it wasn’t safe, I would have never let my child eat it.” We all know which toys […]

So You Wanna Be A…Kids’ Doctor

No one enjoys being sick, which is why people like Dr. Nina Shapiro are so important. She’s a doctor who pays special attention to kids’ ears, noses and throats, which are some pretty important parts! She sat down with Bedtime Math to talk about her cool job, and the cool math she uses to help […]

Are you listening? Kids’ ear infections cost health care system nearly $3 billion a year

Acute otitis media, or ear infection, is the most common ailment among kids of preschool age and younger in the U.S., primarily because these children have immature middle-ear drainage systems, higher exposure to respiratory illnesses and undeveloped immune systems. And because it’s also the most common reason for antibiotic use among all children, the costs […]

Hospital Homework

Southern California is home to some of the world’s best medical facilities. Learn the landscape now, so you’re ready if you need them. Wendy and Eric Levine of West Los Angeles describe themselves as “recovering attorneys.” The ability to evaluate a situation and conduct thorough analysis is part of their DNA. So, when faced with […]

Social Media in Medicine: The Doctor’s Duty

Digital health care is about using technology to shift, massage, lubricate and tweak the rusty ol’ health care system. As the world populations grow older, worry and anxiety over how to support aging has turned to innovation and action; technology is quickly becoming the answer to outpatient care, to invaluable insights into healthier living, prevention, […]