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Hi, I’m Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency physician and Senior Medical Advisor at PM Pediatric Care. In addition to caring for patients, I personally write and/or select the content from my fellow PM Pediatric Care colleagues that appears here, ensuring you have the important resources needed to help keep your family healthy, happy, and thriving.

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Back to School Survival Guide for Parents

Another Summer come and gone! With the arrival of September and Labor Day in the rearview mirror, many families have shifted their focus back to academics, routines, and shorter days...

Published on September 7, 2024

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Shots for Kids: What Parents Should Know About Vaccinations

This article appeared on CheatSheet.com by Sheiresa Ngo April 27, 2016 If you have young children, you may be overwhelmed by all of the information on childhood vaccinations. The information...

Published on April 27, 2016

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Warts are Caused by a Human Papillomaviruses, & Are Contagious

I feel a little bit badly about a recent parenting moment. For a perfectly healthy 8 year old, my daughter seems to have a lot of ailments. She VERY FREQUENTLY...

Published on April 18, 2016

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Taking the Stress Out of Stitches

I’m completely paranoid about my kids getting a cut that would require stitches. I’m not sure why, because I put in and take out stitches all the time and can...

Published on April 13, 2016

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Smart Medicine

A smart, snappy reader wrote to me asking if I was planning on discussing the preponderance of “prescribing unnecessary medications” given my recent entry on drug reactions. Not ever being...

Published on April 6, 2016

Illness Prevention & Management

PM Pediatrics names Christina Johns, MD, MEd, FAAP as Senior Medical Advisor of Practices

— Leading Pediatric Urgent Care Provider Announces Launch of New Blog, Dear Dr. Christina —LAKE SUCCESS, NY – March 30, 2016 – PM Pediatrics, one of the nation’s largest providers...

Published on March 30, 2016

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Hello to You from Me

Hello to you from me! Pretty excited to share my inaugural blog entry as senior medical advisor for PM Pediatrics! I hope we’re going to share a cool journey, filled...

Published on March 30, 2016