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  • Articles4 long-form guides
  • Written byOur own clinicians
  • ReviewedAnnually or when guidance changes
  • StatusGeneral information, not advice

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Fever in children: what actually matters

Sick care · August 18, 2026 · 7 min read

Fever in children: what actually matters

The number on the thermometer is the least useful thing about a fever. Here is what we look at instead, and the handful of situations where the number really is the whole story.

By Dr. Priya Raghunathan

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  • Reading a growth chart without panicking

    Growth and development · 6 min read

    Reading a growth chart without panicking

    Percentile lines are a map, not a target. What crossing lines means, when it matters, and why the shape of the curve tells us far more than any single point on it.

    July 22, 2026 · Dr. Priya Raghunathan

  • How to survive the Iowa school forms season

    School and sports · 5 min read

    How to survive the Iowa school forms season

    Immunization certificate, dental screening, vision screening and the sports physical all have different deadlines and different signatures. Here is the order to do them in.

    June 9, 2026 · Ava Lindqvist, CPNP-PC

  • What a sensory-friendly appointment looks like

    Behavior and development · 6 min read

    What a sensory-friendly appointment looks like

    For some children the waiting room is the hardest part of the visit. Here is exactly what we change, and how to ask for it without explaining your child's whole history at the front desk.

    May 14, 2026 · Dr. Samuel Kaufman

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