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 32 seconds
    Episode 171: RSV vaccinations, Sports Physicals, How to advocate 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 while driving, Sleep Hygiene, minimizing pain during vaccinations and 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
  • 22 minutes 35 seconds
    Episodio 167: Bronquiolitis por VRS, Vacunación contra el VRS y Seguridad en Climas Fríos
    En el nuevo episodio de hoy, es una traducción al español de un episodio original sobre el virus VRS, escrito y grabado por los Doctores Hare, Jeffers, y Samuel. Hoy, escucharán a la Doctora Abigail Kerschner y la Doctora Ginny Lee Olivier sobre varios temas que ustedes, como padres, pueden estar preguntándose. Este mes, comenzaremos con el tema principal, la bronquiolitis por VRS, luego, el tema de noticias de salud, y la vacunación contra el VRS. Y como siempre, terminaremos con una trivia divertida e interesante: el consejo para padres este mes es sobre la seguridad en climas fríos. Tema Tiempos: Bronquiolitis por VRS: 4:38 Vacunacion contra el VRS: 13:50 Seguridad en Climas Frios: 15:52 Trivia: 19:29
    3 May 2025, 2:33 am
  • 14 minutes 10 seconds
    Episode 166: Sun protection, Eczema, and Limiting Screentime
    Today, Drs. Oduro and Wesner are here to talk about sun protection, eczema, and limiting screentime! Topic Times: 1:53- Sun Protection 4:02- Ezcema 9:56- Parenting Tip 13:00- Trivia 13:15- Conclusion
    28 April 2025, 1:53 pm
  • 19 minutes 30 seconds
    Episode 165: Tuberculosis Outbreak, Children Sleep Habits, and Snoring or Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    Today, Drs. Alexis Lugo and Lauren Beckmeyer discuss Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas City, more on Sleep Habits in Children, and Snoring or Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Time Stamps: 2:07 - Health News Segment 4:30 - Healthy Sleep Habits 10:54 - Parenting Tip 13:05 - Obstrustive Sleep Apnea 17:44 - Trivia
    18 February 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 41 seconds
    Episode 164: Childhood Obesity, Bedwetting, and Urinary Tract Infections
    In this week's new episode Drs. Amoako-Teming, Orr, Powers, and Yagodinski discuss childhood obesity, bedwetting, and urinary tract infections. And, as always, a fun and interesting trivia piece. The parenting tip this month is on how to approach potty training with your child. Time Stamps: Childhood Obesity: 2:12 Bedwetting: 5:39 Potty Training: 10:22 Urinary Tract Infections: 14:19 Trivia: 22:54
    1 February 2025, 12:09 am
  • 16 minutes 44 seconds
    Episodio 163: Tratamiento de Infecciones Gastrointestinales, Estreñimiento, Comer Frutas y Verduras, y Aprender a ir al Baño
    En el nuevo episodio de hoy, las doctoras Lexi Howell y Emily Hentz hablan sobre cómo se tratan los virus estomacales y el estreñimiento en casa. Por último, el segmento de consejos para padres. Este mes el consejo es cómo lograr que los niños coman frutas y verduras. Tema Tiempos: Como Tratar los Virus Estomacales: 1:50 Estreñimiento: 4:46 Aprender a ir al Baño: 10:16 Comer Frutas y Verduras: 12:25 Este episodio fue grabado el 8 de Noviembre de 2024.
    24 January 2025, 9:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 56 seconds
    Episode 162: Electric scooters, Exercise and Physical Activity, Vaping, and Lighthouse Parenting
    For our episode this month, Drs. Grigorian, Hall, and Lane discuss electric scooters, exercise and physical activity, vaping, and lighthouse parenting. Time Stamps Electric Scooters: 2:02 Exercise: 5:35 Lighthouse Parenting: 10:30 Vaping: 12:45 Trivia: 17:22 Conclusion: 18:46
    4 December 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 12 seconds
    Episode 161: Teenage Sleep Deprivation, Science of Sleep, Screen time and Sleep, and Substance's Effect on Sleep
    In this week's episode, Dr. Sims, Dr. Webb, and Dr. Wendel will discuss sleep deprivation in teenagers, the science of sleep, screen time and sleeping, how substances affect sleep, and a parenting tip on promoting high quality sleep in children. Time Stamps Health News/Sleep Deprivation: 2:06 Science of Sleep: 2:55 Parenting Tip: 7:01 Screen Time on Sleep: 8:11 Substances Affecting Sleep: 12:11 Trivia: 16:51 Conclusion: 17:15
    4 November 2024, 4:00 pm
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