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Health tips for parents
Plain answers to the questions parents ask us most, each one reviewed by one of our own providers here in Bend.
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Articles
Most sick days are not emergencies, and a few are. Here is how to tell which symptoms need 911, which need the emergency department, and which can wait for a same-day visit.
A fever is 100.4°F or higher. In a child over 3 months, how they are acting matters more than the number. Here is how to measure it, when medicine helps, and when to call.
Your baby’s first checkup happens at 3 to 5 days old. It is short and focused on feeding, weight and jaundice. Here is what we check, what to bring, and what should not wait.
A dozen checkups before the third birthday, then one a year through 21. Here is when each visit happens, what it covers, and why it is worth going when your child is well.
Children breathe in more smoke for their size than adults do. Here is how to read the air quality index, set up one clean room at home, and know which symptoms need a call.
From about age 12, part of every checkup is one-on-one between your teen and their provider. Here is why, what stays private and what does not, and what Oregon law says.
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Same-day sick visits, well-child checks, and newborn visits in your first days home.