Pediatric Health
Children’s Teeth: A Parent’s Complete Guide
Taking care of children’s teeth is one of the most important things you can do for your child’s long-term health.
Medical Author
Dr. Sarah Mitchell, MD
Family Physician · Canada Health Journal
Dr. Sarah Mitchell is a board-certified family physician with over 15 years of clinical experience. She completed her MD at the University of Toronto and her residency at Toronto General Hospital. Dr. Mitchell specializes in preventive medicine and chronic disease management. She is a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles on preventive health care.
Articles by Dr. Sarah Mitchell, MD
Pregnancy & Maternity
Sleep During Pregnancy: Trimester-by-Trimester Guide
Your body does an enormous amount of work while you sleep. It repairs tissue, regulates hormones, and supports your baby’s …
Parenting & Child Development
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: Symptoms & Care
Childhood disintegrative disorder is part of a group of conditions known as pervasive developmental disorders.
Parenting & Child Development
Reye’s Syndrome: Aspirin Risk in Children Explained
Reye’s syndrome is a condition that damages the brain and liver at the same time. It is not an infection, and it is not …
Parenting & Child Development
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes & Care
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is caused by changes in a specific region of chromosome 15. These changes affect how certain genes …
Parenting & Child Development
Kallmann Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Kallmann syndrome is a form of a condition called hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. This means the body does not produce enough of …
Parenting & Child Development
Precocious Puberty: Causes, Signs & Treatment
Puberty normally begins between ages 8 and 13 in girls, and between ages 9 and 14 in boys. When it starts earlier than these …
Parenting & Child Development
Delayed Puberty in Kids: Signs, Causes & When to Act
Most parents know that puberty looks different for every child. However, when the physical changes of growing up seem very slow to …
Parenting & Child Development
Fifth Disease: Symptoms, Treatment & When to Worry
Doctors also call fifth disease erythema infectiosum or slapped cheek disease. The nickname comes from the bright red rash that …
Parenting & Child Development
Jaundice in Babies: Causes, Signs & When to Act
Jaundice happens when a yellow pigment called bilirubin builds up in the blood faster than the body can remove it.