Pediatrics

Many children may require occupational, physical and speech therapy services

Nearsightedness has gone up significantly due to looking at small digital screens for hours during the pandemic, according to UCLA ophthalmologists.

Dr. Moira Szilagyi, also a pediatrician with UCLA Health, testified at a gun violence legislation hearing after the Uvalde shooting

Along with COVID-19 spreading, measles and polio are reappearing

During National Breastfeeding Month, and all year round, help is available for families

The program is closing in on transplanting its 500th heart into a child recipient

The team transplants 10 to 13 hearts in pediatric patients annually, with excellent survival rates

Protection is now available for children as young as 6 months

There is abundant evidence, both scientific and anecdotal, that interacting with a dog or other type of therapy animal can be beneficial to hospital patients

Pinworms, also known as Enterobius vermicularis, are the most common cause of worm infections in the United States