Adirondack Pediatrics News and Updates

Adirondack Pediatrics is happy to announce that starting January 2,2018  we will be offering WALK IN URGENT CARE.  No appointment is necessary just walk in between 7 am and 8:30 am  Monday thru Friday.  These visit are meant for quick sick visit so parents and kids can plan their day and get a start on…
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Adirondack Pediatrics will be holding 2 Flu clinics in October.  The First will be Sunday October 22, 2017 from  9 am to 11 am.  The Second will be on Saturday October 28, 2017 from 9 am to 11 am.  Space is limited so please call our office at 518-798-9538 to reserve a space for your…
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We will be closing at 3 pm today, 7/13/2017, our on-call Doctor can be reached at 518-798-9538.

Adirondack Pediatrics will be closing at 12 pm due to the heavy snowfall that is expected today and tonight.  We will reopen at 10 am on Wednesday morning.  Thank you

To our patients: This year we will NOT be offering the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), also known as the Flumist. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended earlier this summer that the flumist should not be used. This recommendation is based on a recent study…
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Dear Patients and Families of Adirondack Pediatrics: Vaccinations are incredibly important to the health of your children and the community as a whole. The medical research is overwhelming that vaccines are safe and effective. Every parent wants what is best for their children (and so do we)! However, when parents refuse or delay vaccines they…
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Adirondack Pediatrics, PC was started by husband and wife pediatrician team John and Kathy Braico way back in the 1970s. They were joined by Jim Fuchs a few years later. Over the next two decades, a few more partners came, some went, and at the turn of the 21st century, their little practice had grown…
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Adirondack Pediatrics will be holding a Flu Shot Clinic Saturday October 4,2014 from 9am to 11:30 am.  Call to schedule an appointment.

Good discussion about insect repellents: Choosing and Using Insect Repellents

The data is very encouraging… Recent media attention has some adolescents and parents wondering whether the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is safe and effective. The discussions that have prompted all of this chatter are not based on available evidence. Unfortunately, a lack of validity does not prevent rapid transmission of rumors and innuendo, especially on…
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