Parenting and Children’s Healthcare Blog

Whether you’re having your first child or your fifth, everything turns upside down when Baby is born. Parents have so many questions - at every moment of the day - for the first few months; about Baby’s umbilical cord, eating…

Whether you’re spending a vacation day at local attractions or touring for weeks across the world, you’re going to have to travel to get to your summer destinations. When your child experiences motion sickness, it can ruin your whole excursion. …

[caption id="attachment_684" align="alignright" width="300"] "Bump toe" sandals, like the pink ones on the right, are a healthier, safer choice for your child's growing feet.[/caption] One of the best things about summer is the wardrobe change. No more need to pull…

It was when her paramedic husband Adam (names have been changed to protect patient privacy) “freaked out” that Mary Coso really became terrified. Son Brian’s eyes were so inflamed from allergies that “they looked like they were going to pop…

Caring for Patients Until Age 26 in Chicago Your health insurance now covers your children until the age of 26, which helps them stay healthy - physically, emotionally, and financially. However, finding a new primary care physician they can trust…

[caption id="attachment_689" align="alignnone" width="300"] Helping your child[/caption] Our children no longer feel safe. Whether it’s at school, the movies, or the mall, the increase in guns and the decrease in mental health wellness have caused our children to be on…

[caption id="attachment_557" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Castle Connolly award[/caption] Evergreen Park  - Alzein Pediatrics is pleased to announce Dr. Hassan Alzein has been selected as a Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctor® for 2018. Dr. Alzein earned his medical degree in 1988 and…

  In late January, state Rep. Carol Sente introduced the Dave Duerson Act. The Act, named for the former Chicago Bear who committed suicide in 2011, would ban tackle football for children younger than 12 years old. The Act is…

Winter brings a raft of viral infections to homes, schools, daycares, churches and other gathering places. Your Alzein Pediatrics medical professionals know that these colds, flus and other illnesses make your family miserable, and that you’d like to use over-the-counter…

Highest Level of Patient-Centered Care in Chicago Dr. Hassan Alzein and the entire staff of Alzein Pediatrics is proud to announce that the practice has received a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality…