Tension headaches can feel like a band tightening around the head and are often triggered by stress and muscle tension. Learn how Julianne, a Boston Children’s patient, got help managing...
Migraine headaches can involve severe pain, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound. Learn how Miles, a Boston Children’s patient, got help managing his chronic migraine headaches.
Chronic, hard-to-manage headaches (those that last longer than three months) can affect many parts of a child or teen’s life. How can kids and their families manage chronic headaches while...
Chronic, hard-to-manage headaches (those that last longer than three months) can affect many parts of a child or teen’s life. The good news: Lifestyle measures like a healthy diet, regular...
Chronic, hard-to-manage headaches (those that last longer than three months) can affect many parts of a child or teen’s life. How does stress affect chronic headaches — and what tips...
A cough is a reflex action that helps clear the airways in the throat and chest. It's the body's natural way of protecting the lungs and air passages.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria. It spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition that happens when a child is born with an extra chromosome. This added chromosome changes how the baby’s brain and body develop and leads...
Understanding how a child with Down syndrome develops and learns is important to helping them reach their individual potential.
In this episode of After the Diagnosis, Dr. Michael Rivkin, Dr. Christina Vanderpluym , and Jane Wade, LISCW, discuss pediatric stroke and recovery with the Neuroscience Family Advisory Council.