Real Answers with Dr. Lavin
Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice and Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Arthur Lavin, MD, FAAP is a pediatrician in general practice who over the course of over 30 years has been helping thousands of families solve problems across a very broad range of challenges and learning opportunities. Since November of 2021, Dr. Lavin has been practicing pediatrics in the office of Akron Children's Hospital Pediatrics (ACHP)- Beachwood. From 2003-2021, Dr. Lavin owned and worked at Advanced Pediatrics, in the same office space that ACHP-Beachwood currently practices.
For many years, Dr. Lavin has been the author of the postings of Real Answers with Dr. Lavin [web URL]. For over a dozen years, Real Answers has posted over 400 articles, addressing the most pressing issues regarding medical news, parenting advice, how medical functions work, and community insights from how events in our community affect our health. Over the last nearly 2 years, Real Answers has provided a widely trusted source of continuously updated information about the catastrophic COVID-19 Pandemic. The information on Real Answers has reached over 100,000 unique readers each year generating deep gratitude. Read more about Dr. Lavin...
COVID Update May 22, 2022 : Boosters for Kids Are On! Update on the Latest Surge, How the Vaccines Are Holding Up and Clarification on What to Do if You Have or Are Exposed to COVID
Sunday, May 22nd, 2022Glossary Virus– a type of germ that consists solely of a bit of genetic material (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a protein coat. The coat gets the genes into the
Tired of the Telephone? Time to Drop the Phone and Pick Up My Chart
Friday, May 20th, 2022By Dr. Arthur Lavin This Real Answers post is for the families who are part of our practice, Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics- Beachwood. Those in the practice who have activated their child’s
Alert: Recent Deaths at Ohio State Reveal Threat From Shared “Prescription” Pills
Monday, May 16th, 2022By Dr. Arthur Lavin It was recently reported that two college students at OSU died from taking fake Adderall pills that turned out to be laced with Fentanyl. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/us/adderall-fentanyl-osu-deaths.html This

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