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• updated: Jan. 31, 2023
• Nutrition Guidance,  Dietary Guidance

When providing dietary and nutrition guidance to parents, it is essential that your pediatrician in Tucson, AZ, take into account your child's individualized needs. Dr. Jeff Couchman, Dr. Susan McMahon, Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023
• Chronic Conditions

It is estimated that 10-20 million children and adolescents in the U.S. have a chronic medical condition or illness. A condition or illness is considered chronic if it persists for Read More

• updated: Feb. 03, 2023

This is just a quick entry about wearing masks.  A lot of children have difficulty wearing them, though usually it is not due to a medical condition.  Wearing a mask Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

Many studies have shown masks to be effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19, but the type of mask you wear does matter. A study by Duke University released the Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

There has been a lot of research over the last several years on the phenomenon called Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). According to the CDC: “Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

It's time for some non-COVID information.  In general, fruit is thought of as healhy to eat and that you basically can't really eat too much of it. But it turns Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

We get a lot of questions of what parents can do to protect their children from COVID-19. We continue to recommend physical distancing, masks, and hand washing as the most Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

We've updated our COVID-19 general information page to be more up to date reflecting the current situation in Arizona and recommendations for reducing the spread.  See it here: https://www.mesquitepediatrics.com/coronavirus-and-covid-19.html Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

We understand that there is some confusion about COVID-19 testing. Data suggests that people may spread the infection beginning a few days before symptoms begin (pre-symptomatic spread) and they also Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

I’ve been getting a lot of questions from parents about whether it’s going to be safe to send their kids to school in a few weeks. Understandably, people are concerned Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

We had hoped that with summer we would see the end of this COVID-19 wave of infections, but unfortunately it appears that will not be the case. Neverthless, very few pediatric patients Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

For children with COVID-19, most children have mild illness or are asymptomatic. The most common symptoms for COVID-19 are respiratory symptoms, ie fever, chills, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, and Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

Trying to find ways to keep your children (and yourself) active during the shelter at home orders can be difficult. This week I was surfing the web trying to find Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

For those interested in how COVID-19 has been affecting children, here are some statistics from the CDC.   As of April 6th, the CDC released data on how children in the U.S. Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

Kids don't just get sick Monday through Friday.  So we are excited to offer telemedicine sick visits on weekends from 9-11am and 3-5pm both Saturday and Sunday.  This gives families with sick Read More

• updated: Jan. 31, 2023

At this unprecedented time we have taken drastic measures to help keep our patients and staff safe.  That has meant canceling a majority of patient visits to our office.  One Read More