Parenting and Children’s Healthcare Blog

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…

Type II diabetes gets all the press, mainly because the disease can be preventable and can often go into full remission with lifestyle changes. Type I diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, is a very different story. Scientists still don’t understand what…

Reasons My Baby Spits Up in Chicago It’s a common hazard of parenting. You’re ready to leave the house, cleaned up and dressed up, when your baby suddenly spits a blob of drippy, smelly curdled milk all over your shoulder.…

Autumn brings us crisp apples, fallen leaves, pumpkin carving - and Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). From late fall through early spring, RSV can gallop through schools, day cares and other places where children and adults gather. As a matter of…