Category: Pediatrics
Should Your Child Have a Sick Visit or Go to Walk-In Care?
When your child wakes up with a sore throat, comes home with a fever, or starts coughing the night before school, it can be hard to know what to do next. Should you call for a sick visit? Should you use Walk-In Care? Should you wait and watch symptoms for a bit? At Rush Memorial […]
Back-to-School Health Checklist for Rush County Families
Back-to-school season has a way of arriving quickly. One minute, families are settling into summer routines, and the next, everyone is thinking about school supplies, bus schedules, forms, lunches, practices, and earlier mornings. At Rush Memorial Hospital, we know families in Rush County have a lot to manage this time of year. We also know […]
What to Expect at Every Well-Child Visit, From Newborn to Teen
When your child is sick, it is easy to know why they need a provider: fever, cough, ear pain, rash, stomach bug, or an injury. But when your child seems healthy, it may be tempting to delay a well-child visit, especially when life is already packed with school, work, sports, daycare, and family schedules. Still, […]
ADHD and “Time-Blindness”
Asking someone how they sense the passage of time is a bit like asking a goldfish to talk about water. Most of us do it without thinking about it, and we assume that everyone else does the same thing. When people are chronically late or take three times as long as we do in the […]
The Importance of Well Child Visits
As a parent, you juggle a lot—meals, school, bedtime routines, and everything in between. But one of the most important things you can do for your child’s long-term health is something simple: schedule regular Well Child Visits. These routine pediatric checkups are more than just growth measurements. In fact, they’re a proactive way to ensure […]
Winning Nutrition for Teen Athletes
Athletes know that eating right is as important as working out when it comes to winning. Unfortunately, many teen athletes prefer Cheetos and energy drinks to fruits and vegetables. They’d rather eat what they want most of the time and then squeeze in a few protein shakes and some supplements. Supplement advertisers are more than happy to convince […]
Measles by the Numbers
When a new and deadly disease shows up, it’s natural to be frightened. We wonder if we or our loved ones will catch it, and if we do, will we survive. Before the invention of the measles vaccine in 1964, people felt this way about measles. The disease was so widespread that almost all children […]
Saving on Back-to-School Spending
In 2022 parents expect to spend an average of $262 dollars in back-to-school spending per child on clothing and accessories, $140 on school supplies, $168 on shoes and a whopping $293 on electronics or computer-related equipment. This brings the total to $863 per child. While these numbers are based on national averages, and not […]
Surprising Household Poisons
Have you ever wondered if some of the common substances you have around the house might be poisonous to children? Here are a few things you might not suspect: An overdose of dietary melatonin supplement can actually be fatal for children. Less than a fifth of a teaspoon of eye drops or decongestant […]
Award Winning Children’s Gifts
Looking for the best of the best in children’s gifts? If you want to know what the experts have chosen, check out the following lists of awards: 1) The Parents Choice Foundation gives annual awards in games, puzzles, toys, books, video games and movies. Awards are designated by age and can be sorted by price, so there’s something […]