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Dr. David Stukus joins Dr. Prashant Deshpande to discuss food allergies and food intolerance, including the differences between the two, whether allergies can get inherited and why it is important to differentiate between allergies and intolerance.

Dr. Grace Carreon joins Dr. Prashant Deshpande to discuss the role of a pediatrician, the concept of a medical home and how to manage conditions such as acne, eczema and joint pains.

Dr. Silvio Marra M.D. joins Dr. Prashant Deshpande to discuss tonsils and adenoids in children and teenagers, including their function, their benefits and whether everyone needs to have tonsils and adenoids removed.

Dr. Dennis LaMonte DDS joins Dr. Prashant Deshpande to discuss dental hygiene in toddlers and children. 

Dr. Nitin Thapar joins Dr. Prashant Deshpande to discuss how the COVID pandemic has impacted mental health in children and adults, including contributing factors, age-related signs and symptoms and coping mechanisms as society returns to pre-pandemic life.

Dr. Darius Loghmanee, M.D. joins Dr. Prashant Deshpande, M.D. to discuss sleep habits in infants and toddlers, and how parents can address common sleep problems their children may go through. 

Dr. Surasak Pratuangtham joins Dr. Prashant Deshpande to discuss COVID-19 vaccination in children, including the use of mRNA technology to develop the vaccine, vaccine safety in children and why vaccinating children is important to achieve herd immunity.