Tracey Sullivan

Chicken pox is a common childhood disease caused by the varicella virus. It causes small itchy blisters to form on the skin and also makes… Read more »

Burnout is a term that is cropping up more and more, especially in the last 18 months as we all try to come to terms… Read more »

Hopefully the holidays put a stop to the headlice cycle at your child’s school. If you are one of the unlucky ones, the frustrating, time-consuming… Read more »

It’s been a virus other than COVID making headlines lately – respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. It is not a new virus, but in fact… Read more »

Middle ear infections (also known as otitis media) occur when there is inflammation or infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum. The infection often… Read more »

Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis that infects the lungs and airways. Whooping cough is very contagious and is passed on… Read more »

Veins are part of our cardiovascular system whose function it is to move blood and transport nutrients to the cells in our body. Veins are… Read more »

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral illness most common in children under the age of 10. It seems to be seasonal and… Read more »

Also known as impetigo, school sores are a common bacterial infection mainly affecting school-age children and more common in warmer months of the year. The… Read more »

There will be many parents familiar with the seal-like bark of croup and its alarming tendency to hit children in the early hours of the… Read more »