What Is a Well Visit? A well visit, or well-child visit, is a preventative health appointment with your child’s doctor. You can have a well visit with your primary care doctor or with a doctor who ...

It’s important to establish children with a pediatrician so that their health baselines can be monitored regularly throughout each stage of their life, from infancy to young adulthood. Well-child ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With more people getting vaccinated, you may be starting to make appointments again for things you’ve been putting off for a year. The COVID-19 pandemic put many things on ...

The health department in northern Kentucky says it plans to stop offering well-child visits because Medicaid no longer offers reimbursement for them.Health department spokeswoman Emily Gresham Wherle ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While summer may be the only thing on the minds of students in KELOLAND, some parents are already preparing for the upcoming school year. Soon to be seventh-grader Kaleb ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Typically, this time of year means a rush of families getting their children into Ascension Via Christ pediatrician Dr. Amy Seery’s office for well-child exams. With decisions ...

If your child has a clear sports physical, skipping their next well-child visit may be tempting, but pediatricians urge parents to avoid making that mistake. While a sports physical is required for ...

The start of the school year is just around the corner. As you stock up on new clothes and school supplies, it’s also a great time to call your pediatrician’s office to schedule your next well child ...

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (KTIV) - A child’s health is important, both mentally and physically. One local health professional has a simple way to make sure a child’s health is monitored and documented ...

Many moms adhere tightly to the recommended well child checkup schedule. Other moms, not so much. We delve into both sides to find out why. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children ...

Well-child visits for Tricare users over age six, as well as physicals required for school admissions, will now be covered due to newly updated rules. The policy change, issued this week, seeks to ...