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Innocent Heart Murmurs

 Innocent heart murmurs are common in children and usually disappear before the child becomes an adult.

Boxer's Fracture

This fracture in the hand is often caused by hitting something with a closed fist, thus the name Boxer’s Fracture. It is commonly seen in teenagers. The fracture will typically heal within 3 to 4 weeks from the date of injury.

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RSV Vaccine: Fast Facts

Help keep your baby safe from RSV this season — a vaccine during pregnancy or an antibody shot after birth can provide strong protection against this contagious virus. Talk to your doctor today to learn which option is right for you and your baby.

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Child Care and Illness: Should Your Child Stay Home?

Sometimes it is hard to decide if your child is too ill to go to childcare. Usually, children should stay home if illness keeps them from enjoying the daily activities of childcare.

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Catheterization - Self-Clean Intermittent - Male

Clean intermittent catheterization is done by passing a tube through the urethra into the bladder. Catheterization empties urine from the bladder.

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Catheterization Record: Intermittent

Your doctors and nurses will help you set up your catheterization schedule. Please bring the record with you to your next clinic visit.

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Secondhand Smoke and Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

This Helping Hand™ explains why secondhand smoke is dangerous for children with cystic fibrosis and how to keep them safe.  

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HIV Prevention

This Helping Hand™ is about how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks the immune system, how it spreads, and how to prevent it.

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Diazepam Rectal Gel (Diastat)®

Your child’s healthcare provider or doctor has recommended Diastat® to help control some of your child’s seizures (Picture 1). It can be given by parents or other caregivers who know the child’s seizure patterns.