Feb 15, 2022 | Children's Health
If your child likes to run around outside is it a good idea for running to become their primary exercise? Because running seems like an intense form of physical activity, it’s normal for parents to wonder whether it’s OK for their kids to run. Here are answers to some...
Feb 15, 2022 | Children's Health
Specialized care designed with kids in mind. Kids play hard and sometimes fall hard. It only takes one crash on a bicycle or a stumble on the soccer field to break a bone. Other children may be born with a limb deformity or neuromuscular condition that requires...
Feb 14, 2022 | Children's Health
Keep the rhythm of their active hearts beating and consider a heart screening as part of young athletes’ annual clearance for competition. Albert Gutierrez, MD, pediatric cardiologist in Lafayette with Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital, helps us...
Feb 14, 2022 | Children's Health
Getting outside for some fresh air and activity as a family may be just what the doctor ordered, literally. Katie Queen, MD, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health pediatrician, certified in pediatric obesity medicine and medical director at Our Lady of the Lake...
Feb 11, 2022 | Patient Stories
At only 9 years old, Vaundy Clarke has overcome a variety of health challenges—including a congenital heart defect, bacterial overgrowth syndrome and problems with her immune system—to lead a healthy and active life. Clarke’s family found out about her congenital...
