CDC: What to Do If You Are Sick with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Please follow the CDC guidelines for what to do if you are sick with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019). https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/steps-when-sick.html
NPR: A Comic to Help Kids Understand Coronavirus
The following comic can be found at https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
Tamiflu
The following article can be found at peterjung.blogspot.com Post #47 How to Optimally Utilize Tamiflu The take home message is that because of side effects and costs, using Tamiflu during the flu season should not be a knee-jerk reaction. Every year in the United States, the CDC estimates that influenza results in between 9 million [...]
Dr. Jung’s Blog about Tamiflu
Post #47 How to Optimally Utilize Tamiflu The take home message is that because of side effects and costs, using Tamiflu during the flu season should not be a knee-jerk reaction. Every year in the United States, the CDC estimates that influenza results in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 – 810,000 [...]
Information about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
For information about how Blue Fish is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit our COVID-19 Information page. You can also visit the following websites to find up-to-date information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov World Health Organization www.who.int For questions about international travel, please visit the US Department of State - Bureau [...]
For Our Cigna Patients
Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics, You may have heard that those covered by Cigna health insurance may lose in-network access to Memorial Hermann facilities or affiliated physicians as of April 30, 2020 unless an agreement is reached. Although Blue Fish Pediatrics is associated with Children's Memorial Hermann, the vast majority of Blue Fish patients [...]
Blue Fish Katy Welcomes Dr. Jessica Wallenmeyer
We are excited to announce that Dr. Jessica Wallenmeyer has joined our Blue Fish Katy practice! She is accepting new patients now. If you would like to find out more about Dr. Wallenmeyer, please visit her bio page here. Blue Fish Pediatrics Katy 23960 Katy Freeway, Suite 300 Katy, TX 77494 Phone: (281) 347-0080 [...]
NY Times: How to Communicate Better With Your Children in the New Year
Often, the central message in experts’ advice to parents is find ways to pay attention to what is going on in your kids’ lives, to be present with them and to listen... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/well/family/how-to-communicate-better-with-your-children-in-the-new-year.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Blue Fish Memorial Welcomes Dr. Jenna Penland
We are excited to announce that Dr. Jenna Penland (farthest left in the photo above) has joined our Blue Fish Memorial practice! She is accepting new patients now. If you would like to find out more about Dr. Penland, please visit her bio page here. Blue Fish Pediatrics Memorial 915 Gessner, Suite 760 Houston, [...]
NY Times: 5 Childhood Conditions That Don’t Require a Trip to the E.R.
By Jacob E. OsterhoutOctober 3, 2019 Even the most squeamish parents can treat these common ailments without ever needing to leave the house. My 4-year-old son has a particularly active imagination. On any given day, he’ll regale us with fantastical tales about dragons and superheroes and rocket ships. But no matter how implausible his stories [...]