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Water Safety Tips for Children

As the weather gets warmer, it can be a fun family activity to spend hot days by a pool or body of water, but taking the right precautions is key. Each year nationwide, approximately 2,600 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms from near drowning incidents and 350 children under the age of five drown in pools. … Continue reading

Vaccines Save Lives

Vaccines are safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines save lives.
Infants, children and adults regularly receive vaccines to keep them healthy. Often people forget why vaccines matter and how important they are. In 2015 we had a real example in the United States of how serious illness is spread when people don’t get vaccinated. … Continue reading

Why do we screen for TB and what is TB?

Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease that is believed by historians to have been around since the time of the pharaohs. Although it is a disease that has been controlled for several decades, it is still presently seen in the United States.Continue reading

Dr. Francis’s Retirement

RETIREMENT OF DR. ANNE FRANCIS
Dr. Anne Francis will retire from the Elmwood Pediatric Group on September 1, 2017.
Dr. Francis and her husband plan to travel and to visit their granddaughters who are scattered across the country. She will continue with her involvement with University of Rochester Medical Center Board as well as serving as medical director for the Mary Cariola Children’s Center. … Continue reading

Should My Child Get the HPV Vaccine?

We strongly recommend the HPV Vaccine for all children ages 11 years and older.
What is HPV?
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, with nearly everyone being infected at some point in their lives. … Continue reading

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