
How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

Effects of sleep deprivation

Progressive relaxation techniques for insomnia

How to test for sleep apnea: At home or in a lab

How sleep deprivation can harm your health

Extreme heat endangers older adults: What to know and do

Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try

What is a PSA test and how is it used?

Blood sugar–friendly fruits if you have diabetes

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Claire McCarthy, MD
Former Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Claire McCarthy, MD, is a primary care pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. In addition to being a senior faculty editor for Harvard Health Publishing, Dr. McCarthy writes about health and parenting for Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston.com, and the Huffington Post.
Posts by Claire McCarthy, MD

Claire McCarthy, MD
Younger kindergarteners more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

Claire McCarthy, MD
The better way to discipline children

Child & Teen Health
Holiday toys for kids: “Back to basics” is best

Child & Teen Health
Giving babies and toddlers antibiotics can increase the risk of obesity

Claire McCarthy, MD
Getting your baby to sleep through the night: The good (and maybe not-so-good) news

Child & Teen Health
AFM: A scary polio-like illness

Claire McCarthy, MD
What parents need to know — and do — about e-cigarettes

Claire McCarthy, MD
How to have a safe Halloween

Claire McCarthy, MD
The real link between breastfeeding and preventing obesity

Child & Teen Health
Concussion care for children and teens: What parents need to know

Claire McCarthy, MD
Could household disinfectants be making our children fat?

Child & Teen Health
Parents: Don’t use a baby walker

Child & Teen Health
Why pregnant and nursing mothers shouldn’t smoke marijuana

Claire McCarthy, MD
Meningitis vaccines: What parents need to know

Child & Teen Health
Can cell phone use cause ADHD?

Claire McCarthy, MD
Common food additives and chemicals harmful to children

Claire McCarthy, MD
Warning signs of a concussion

Child & Teen Health
5 habits for moms that help prevent childhood obesity

Claire McCarthy, MD
How to treat a child’s sunburn

Child & Teen Health
Teens are getting less sleep, which raises heart disease risk

Child & Teen Health
Separating children and parents at the border causes lifelong damage

Child & Teen Health
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Child & Teen Health
Secondhand marijuana smoke and kids

Claire McCarthy, MD
Teething-pain remedy dangers

How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

Effects of sleep deprivation

Progressive relaxation techniques for insomnia

How to test for sleep apnea: At home or in a lab

How sleep deprivation can harm your health

Extreme heat endangers older adults: What to know and do

Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try

What is a PSA test and how is it used?

Blood sugar–friendly fruits if you have diabetes

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives