By: Angela Tonozzi, MD, MS, Aurora Health Care in Elm Grove, WI Winter brings us brisk breezes, cozy sweaters, hot cocoa and, unfortunately, sometimes nasty outbreaks of viral infections. This year seems to be shaping up to be a bad one for norovirus. You and your family can get norovirus …

By: Shelli Samson, NI, Penfield Children’s Center By now, we’ve all heard about the dangers of smoking. In addition to tooth decay, lung cancer and COPD, smoking causes pneumonia, emphysema and a wealth of other diseases.  For children breathing in this smoke, the effects can be very harmful. According to …

By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center Reviewed by: Kelsey Sorvick, RN, Penfield Children’s Center Ahhhh newborns. So sweet, so bundled up, and so…complicated. Bringing home a newborn is exciting and scary. In the hospital, doctors and nurses are at a mother’s beck and call, usually available to answer any questions. …

By: Courtney Ernst, M.S., LPC-IT, Family Counselor, Penfield Children’s Center and Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center According to the Milwaukee Health Department, domestic violence is a type of abuse within a familiar relationship that allows the abuser to control another person. It includes different types of abuse, including physical, sexual, …

By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center Reviewed by: Kelsey Sorvick, RN, Penfield Children’s Center While bumps and bruises are a part of every child’s life, it is important to pay attention to head injuries, no matter how small. According to Kidshealth.org, there are two types of head injuries:  external and …