Your Child’s Health

Articles written by our DMG providers to help you manage the health of you and your family.

Bone tumors in children

What Causes Bone Tumors in Children?

Unfortunately, the cause of bone tumors in children is unknown. Tumors are growths- lumps of tissue- that are not normal and form when abnormal cells grow without the normal controls to stop them.
Understanding Pediatric Autoimmune Disorders

Understanding Pediatric Autoimmune Disorders

When our body’s immune system turns against us, it is because of an autoimmune disorder. In autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakenly begins attacking healthy cells and tissues.
What is Cerebral Palsy

What is Cerebral Palsy?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect your child’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood.
Behavioral and Learning Disorders

Behavioral and Learning Disorders and Developmental Delays

Like most childhood medical conditions, identifying symptoms and early diagnosis are important to supporting your child’s health, growth and quality of life.
Brain injuries in children

What You Need to Know about Brain Injuries in Children

Also called pediatric traumatic brain injuries (TBI), traumatic brain injury is a broad term describing a range of symptoms that can be mild, moderate or severe. TBIs result from a direct or indirect blow to the head.
Bone, Joint and Muscle Infections

Bone, Joint and Muscle Infections

According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, joint, bone and muscle infections in children are often caused by a bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus; these infections are more commonly known as Staph infections.
Pediatric diabetes

What You Need to Know about Pediatric Diabetes

Pediatric diabetes is a condition in which a child’s blood sugar (also called “glucose”) is too high. We take in sugar through the foods we eat, and insulin, produced in the pancreas, helps get that sugar into our cells to give us energy.
What is Cleft Lip and Palate

What is Cleft Lip and Palate?

During the first five to nine weeks of pregnancy, the two sides of the baby’s face come together (fuse). The lip forms between the second and seventh week of pregnancy and the roof of the mouth (palate) during weeks six to nine.
Asthma Symptoms and Treatment for Children

Understanding Asthma Symptoms and Treatment for Children

Asthma tends to run in families and has been linked to allergies and obstructive sleep apnea. Approximately one in every 15 children has asthma, which can occur at any age.
Pediatric Epilepsy

What is Pediatric Epilepsy?

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, pediatric epilepsy affects about 470,000 children and is the most common childhood brain disorder in the United States. Children with epilepsy have unprovoked seizures caused by a sudden change in electrical activity in the brain.
What causes bed-wetting in children

What Causes Bed Wetting in Children?

If your child wets the bed at night, you are not alone. According to the National Kidney Foundation, 5-7 million children in the United States wet the bed at night.
Young family spending time

How to Protect Your Family from a Measles Outbreak

As of March 6, 2025, the United States has had three measles outbreaks and a total of 222 cases across 12 states- a significant increase when compared to 2024.
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Parte 2: Terapia de salud/Behavioral Health Therapy

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Terapia de salud/Behavioral Health Therapy

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What is Spina Bifida?

Spina bifida is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column does not form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed through an opening in the back.
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¿Qué es un trabajador social y cómo apoya a los pacientes y familias de DMG CRS?

Hola qué tal Muy buenos días Nos encontramos otra vez en dmg aquí me encuentro con Gabriela Gabriela Muchísimas gracias por tomarte un tiempo de tu vida tan ocupada aquí y vamos a empezar Qué es una trabajadora social una trabajadora es más una persona para poder ayudar a esas familias agarrar los recursos…