Kids Healthcast

Kids Healthcast

Kids Healthcast is a pediatric podcast for parents. It is recorded by Indiana University Pediatric residents at Riley Hospital for Children. It covers health topics parents may be interested in a monthly half hour mp3-format podcast. Each month includes Health News, Medical Trivia, Parenting tips, and two segments on children's health ranging from constipation to normal newborn development and lots of information in between.

  • 21 minutes 10 seconds
    Episode 178: Reluctance to seek care, the black box warning, and elopement & autism
    Join Drs. Clark, Knight and Smith as they sit down to talk about child releuctance to seeking care, the black box warning and elopement with our montly parenting tip and a fun piece of trivia! WARNING: Brings up the topic of suicide and self-harm ============================================================== Timestamps: 2:24 - Health News 4:30 - The black box warning 11:01 - Parenting tip of the month 13:23 - Understanding elopement and autism 18:47 - Trivia 20:00 - Conclusion
    7 April 2026, 12:21 am
  • 19 minutes 22 seconds
    Episode 177: Screen time, helping children cope with doctor visits and febrile seizures
    Join Drs. Manson, Atieno and Anstine as they talk about screen time, helping your child cope with pediatrician visits and febrile seizures, along with some fun trivia and a parenting tip for the month! Topics and timestamps: Screen time: 1:45 Helping children cope with pediatrician visits: 3:31 Parenting tip: 8:18 Febrile seizures: 11:21 Trivia: 16:52 Conclusion: 18:17
    7 March 2026, 2:38 pm
  • 31 minutes 1 second
    Episode 176: Autism and Migraine Headaches
    Today, Dr Clement is here to discuss autism and everything about migraine headaches! Topics and timestamps: Autism: 3:31 Trivia: 13:25 Migraines: 14:53 Conclusion: 29:50
    27 February 2026, 10:50 pm
  • 18 minutes 14 seconds
    Episode 175: Measles Outbreak, Childhood Vaccine Schedule, How Babies Feed
    Today Drs. Lewis and Mehta are here to talk about recent news with the measles outbreak in Texas, give information on what the childhood vaccine schedule looks like, and how babies feed! Topic times: Helath News Segment: 2:06 Vaccine Schedule: 4:27 How Babies Feed: 6:28 Trivia: 16:02
    25 February 2026, 2:10 pm
  • 23 minutes 29 seconds
    Episodio 174: Obesidad Infantil, Mojar la Cama, y Infecction de las Vias Urinarias
    En el nuevo episodio de hoy, las doctora Dr. Rodriguez hablan sobre cómo obesidad infantil, mojar la cama, y infecction de las vias urinarias. Por último, el segmento de consejos para padres. Este mes el consejo es cómo los padres pueden entrenar a sus hijos avisar para ir al baño. Tema Tiempos: Aumento de Peso: 2:25 Mojar la Cama: 6:15 Infecctiones Urinarias: 14:29
    25 February 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 13 seconds
    Episodio 173: Vacuna Contra La Influenza, Tips Para Manejo De La Fiebre, Informacion Sobre La Diarrea Y Deshidracion
    En el nuevo episodio de hoy, es un podcast en español de sobre Vacuna contra la influenza, tips para manejo de la fiebre, informacion sobre la diarrea y deshidracion escrito por el Doctor Hernan Carcamo y grabado Jennifer Ventura. Y como siempre, terminaremos con una trivia divertida y interesante sobre la medicina de antes! Tema Tiempos: Vacuna contra la influenza: 2:40 Diarrea y deshidratacion: 4:47 Tips para manejo de la fiebre: 9:50 Trivia 11:58
    4 February 2026, 9:57 pm
  • 17 minutes 44 seconds
    Episode 172: lead poisoning, routine physical appointments, and newborn care
    Join Drs. Jayaraman and Matsko as today they talk about lead poisoning, routine physical appointments, and newborn care. Timestamps: 1:55 - Lead poisoning 4:25 - Routine physical appointments 11:30 - Parenting Tip(s) 12:54 - Newborn care for new parents 16:13 - Trivia segment 16:37 - Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------ Lead poisoning references: https://www.epa.gov/lead/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week https://www.epa.gov/lead/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week#informationk AAP/Bright Futures schedule: https://www.aap.org/en/practice-management/care-delivery-approaches/periodicity-schedule/?srsltid=AfmBOorTkMrc2GMhbONDB5_AtpB6KQWfmn7Dy3FXyCIVtk808l5dn-1p Newborn care: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/Pages/Welcome-To-The-World-of-Parenting.aspx
    28 January 2026, 2:52 pm
  • 21 minutes 32 seconds
    Episode 171: RSV, Sports Physicals, Advocating for your child and Syncope
    2:19 - What is the RSV vaccine? 5:17 - Sports physicals and their importance 10:05 - Parenting Tip 11:43 - Syncope 19:15 - Trivia 19:49 - Conclusion
    15 December 2025, 12:35 am
  • 23 minutes 44 seconds
    Episode 170: Texting and driving, Sleep Hygiene, Minimizing pain, Cyberbullying and teen anxiety
    Health News - 1:40 Sleep Hygiene - 4:05 Parenting Tip - 10:44 Cyberbullying - 13:44 Trivia - 21:26 Conclusion - 22:34
    5 December 2025, 7:44 pm
  • 10 minutes 24 seconds
    Episode 169: Flu season, Flu, How to dose Tylenol and When to go to the PCP
    Flu season - 1:44 Flu and when to go to the PCP - 1:57 Parenting tip - 8:05 Trivia segment - 9:05 Conclusion - 9:18
    7 November 2025, 4:24 pm
  • 16 minutes 14 seconds
    Episode 168: Keeping newborns healthy, Infant sleep, SAFE sleep and Flu
    Today Drs. Mauer, Tran and Harnik are here to talk about keeping newborns healthy, infant sleep, safe sleeping and flu! Topic times: 2:03 - Keeping newborns healthy 3:16 - Infant sleep and Colic 8:48 - Parenting Tip 10:32 - Flu season 14:00 - Trivia 15:08 - Conclusion
    24 October 2025, 3:14 pm
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