Dr. Hesham Alhazmi is board-certified in both pediatric dentistry and dental public health. He completed a residency in pediatric dentistry and earned a Master's Degree from Tufts University. He then...
In this episode of Boston Children’s Answers ParentCast, host Dr. Jennifer Arnold welcomes Dr. Sharon Levy, pediatric addiction specialist and chief of the Division of Addiction Medicine at Boston Children’s...
Dr. Joseph Madsen and Dr. Scellig Stone explain what the vagal nerve is and how vagal nerve stimulation therapy can help manage seizures.
Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue. These disorders can affect many different parts of the body. This animated video explains how an autoimmune...
Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori, is a type of bacteria that infects the stomach. The infection is common worldwide and affects more than a third of the population in the...
Every child will have an upset stomach at some point and most often, it’s nothing serious. For mild abdominal pain, you can usually wait for your child to get better...
A peptic ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or the duodenum, which is the name for the first part of the small intestine.
Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare and serious condition that blocks blood from entering the heart. Boston Children’s cardiologist Kathy Jenkins explains how the condition affects the heart and lungs...