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- Sick Visit
When your child wakes up with a cough, runny nose, or fever, it can be tough to know what’s causing it. Is it COVID-19? The flu? Could it be RSV?…
- Newborn Care
Visiting Health Care for Children offers numerous benefits for newborn care. Our skilled pediatricians provide expert guidance, ensuring your baby’s healthy development. From routine check-ups to immunizations, we prioritize preventive…
- Pediatrician
Health Care for Children is here to help when you have a sick child in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Theresa Rinker, Dr. Amanda Zinger, and their talented pediatric team provide…
- Physicals
As the back-to-school season approaches, it’s important to ensure your child is ready for a healthy and successful year. Two key items on every parent’s checklist should be sports physicals…
- Mental Health
It’s easy for parents to be able to pinpoint when there is something physically wrong with their child. They may have a fever, body aches, or abdominal pain. When these…
- Allergies, Allergy, Pediatric Allergies
At Health Care for Children in Kansas City, MO, our team is dedicated to helping families manage pediatric allergies and improve their children’s quality of life. Allergies are a common…
- Pediatrician, Pertussis, Vaccines, Whooping Cough
Pertussis, more commonly referred to as whooping cough, is a contagious bacterial infection of the lungs. The nickname comes from the “whooping” sound that occurs when a child breathes. While…
- Newborn Care
When you gently rub your newborn’s face, it’s so soft. But they may be prone to irritation and rashes because their skin does not have an established barrier yet. Products…
- Conjunctivitis, Pink Eye
Understanding Conjunctivitis: Symptoms, Types, and Prevention Conjunctivitis, commonly referred to as “pink eye,” is an eye condition that causes discomfort and irritation. According to Dr. Theresa Rinker, Dr. Amanda Zinger,…
- Wellness Exam
Health Care for Children can provide parents with many support tools to help their little ones be happier and healthier. For instance, our team knows how to do wellness exams…
- Newborn Care
The joy of welcoming a newborn baby into your family can often be contrasted with some anxiety. You may feel anxious about how to properly care for them. After all, your new…
- Anxiety, Childhood Anxiety
Children can be fearful occasionally, but if your child is experiencing frequent episodes of anxiousness, your child could have anxiety. Your pediatrician can help. What You Need To Know About…
- Chickenpox
The infamous chickenpox, a virus known to cause itchy blisters all over the body. It most often happens to school-age kids, but unfortunately, if you’ve never had this infection as…
- Summer Safety Tips
Keep your child safe while enjoying fun in the sun. School’s out for summer, and your child may be gearing up for outdoor adventures, summer camps, swim team, and other…
- Constipation
It’s not typically common for infants to have issues with constipation; however, sometimes it happens. While many babies won’t deal with constipation they may have irregular bowel movements as their…
- Ear Infection
Wondering if your child might be dealing with an ear infection? While you will certainly know when you’re dealing with an ear infection; unfortunately kids, particularly newborns and toddlers, can’t…
- Broken Bone
Accidents happen. Perhaps your child hurt themselves falling off their bike or taking a rough tumble down the stairs. In these instances, the first thing you’ll probably do is check…
- Chicken Pox
You just got the call from your child’s school: someone in your kid’s class has chickenpox. This highly contagious virus isn’t usually anything to worry about, but it can certainly…
- Preventive Care, Wellness Visit
What parent doesn’t want to protect their child from getting injured or sick? While it will happen at some point, there are certainly ways that both you and your pediatrician…
- Tonsillitis
Everyone is born with two tonsils. These are lymph nodes located right in the back of the throat. They help out the immune system by housing important white blood cells….
- Appendicitis
Truth is, anyone with an appendix can get appendicitis—even our children. Appendicitis is a painful inflammation of the hollow, finger-shaped organ attached to the end of the large intestine. If…
- Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease, HFMD
Hand, foot and mouth disease isn’t a childhood infection that’s often discussed but should be. After all, this communicable viral infection is more common in young children than most people…
- Fever, Sick Child
Generally, a fever is brought on by an infection from a virus or bacterial infection. While many times a parent’s first instinct is to worry when their child has a…
- Mono
Has your child been uncharacteristically fatigued as of late? Whereas before they were running and jumping around, now they seem more sluggish and uninterested. Perhaps this weary state has also…
- Flu
Your child just woke up with a runny nose, an elevated temperature and body aches. Could this just be a passing cold or could it be the flu? It’s important…
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