We have received another vaccine shipment for the current influenza vaccine.  We will have drop in flu shot clinics for established PWG patients only, and only while supplies last. We will keep you posted with updates on supplies and clinic times via our website, Facebook page, and Twitter. Our clinic times may change based on vaccine availability, so we recommend checking back regularly for the most current information.

We have the following drop in clinics scheduled  November 8, 2019 to December 18, 2019 (while supplies last) :

• Wednesdays  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
• Fridays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Here’s what you need to know about our flu vaccine supply:

All our injectable vaccines are quadrivalent [enhanced protection by including more strains], and they are all preservative free.

We have the injectable vaccine for children over 6 months of age.

If you are not sure if your child can receive the flu vaccine, feel free to contact our office at 650.216.7794 for help with those questions.  Let’s all stay healthy this flu season!

PWG is experiencing issues with our phone system.  While we continue to address this issue, we are open and you may call our regular # and leave a message with our answering service.

We will call you back as soon as possible.

If there is a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

We appreciate your patience!

PWG will be closing at 5:00 today, October 31st and will reopen with our regular business hours on Friday November 1st.

You can find information on After Hour Pediatrics here

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween.

Hi everyone, just wanted to give you a quick update on our drop-in flu clinic schedule.

• we will not have any more drop in flu clinics until we receive more flu vaccine supply, we are expecting another shipment in early November and will post updates as soon as we have more information.
• we still have not received any nasal flu vaccine and have not gotten any information about when those will be shipped.
• we have been reaching out to our patients with complex medical problems who are at higher risk to make sure they get the flu vaccine. If your child falls into that category and you have not been contacted by us please call us at 650.216.7794 to make arrangements.
• If you are not sure if your child can receive the flu vaccine, feel free to contact our office at 650.216.7794 for help with those questions.
• We plan on having additional drop in flu shot clinics [for established PWG patients only] once we receive more flu vaccine supply. We will keep you posted with updates on supplies and clinic times via our website, Facebook page, and Twitter. Our clinic times may change based on vaccine availability, we recommend checking back regularly for the most current information.

We have received another vaccine shipment for the current influenza vaccine.  We will have drop in flu shot clinics for established PWG patients only, and only while supplies last. We will keep you posted with updates on supplies and clinic times via our website, Facebook page, and Twitter. Our clinic times may change based on vaccine availability, so we recommend checking back regularly for the most current information.

As of October 10th we have the following drop in clinics scheduled:

• Tuesdays  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
• Wednesdays  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
• Fridays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Here’s what you need to know about our flu vaccine supply:

All our injectable vaccines are quadrivalent [enhanced protection by including more strains], and they are all preservative free.

We have the injectable vaccine for children over 6 months of age.

If you are not sure if your child can receive the flu vaccine, feel free to contact our office at 650.216.7794 for help with those questions.  Let’s all stay healthy this flu season!

Hi everyone, just wanted to give you a quick update on our drop-in flu clinic schedule.

• we will not have any more drop in flu clinics until we receive more flu vaccine supply
• we still have not received any nasal flu vaccine and have not gotten any information about when those will be shipped.
• we have been reaching out to our patients with complex medical problems who are at higher risk to make sure they get the flu vaccine. If your child falls into that category and you have not been contacted by us please call us at 650.216.7794 to make arrangements.
• If you are not sure if your child can receive the flu vaccine, feel free to contact our office at 650.216.7794 for help with those questions.

We plan on having additional drop in flu shot clinics [for established PWG patients only] once we receive more flu vaccine supply. We will keep you posted with updates on supplies and clinic times via our website, Facebook page, and Twitter. Our clinic times may change based on vaccine availability, we recommend checking back regularly for the most current information.

Labor Day weekend seems a lifetime ago, hope you are adjusting to the rhythm of school. Some news you may want to know about…

Most women do not have a 28 day menstrual cycle

Published in Nature August 27,2019

Why it’s important: it can be hard to know what is normal vs. not normal when it comes to your periods, and it’s good to know that not having a 28 day cycle is actually more common. This means most women will have periods that seem irregular, skip around a lot, or do any number of different patterns, yet another reason to track them!

A picky eater went blind in the UK

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine September 3, 2019

Why it’s important: seems obvious, but yes you really do need to eat a balanced diet to stay healthy. In this case a 14-year-old suffered extreme health consequences after eating only junk food for 9 years. This may be an extreme case but let is also serve as a reminder that nutrition is important, so eat those veggies!

Technology may not be cause of mental health symptoms in adolescents

Published in Clinical Psychological science journal August 20, 2019

Why it’s important: we’ve unleashed so many ways to interact with technology and a virtual world in recent years without a lot of data about how it effects developing minds. This might take some of the guilt away for parents but serve as ammunition for tweens/teens!

We are beginning to receive vaccine shipments for the current influenza vaccine.  We will have drop in flu shot clinics for established PWG patients only, and only while supplies last. We will keep you posted with updates on supplies and clinic times via our website, Facebook page, and Twitter. Our clinic times may change based on vaccine availability, so we recommend checking back regularly for the most current information.

As of September 6th we have the following drop in clinics scheduled:

• Tuesdays  3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• Wednesdays  3:00 pm to 5:00 pm – September 25th
• Wednesdays 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm – September 11th – September 18th  (More dates to be added later)
• Fridays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Here’s what you need to know about our flu vaccine supply:

All our injectable vaccines are quadrivalent [enhanced protection by including more strains], and they are all preservative free.

We have the injectable vaccine for children over 6 months of age.

If you are not sure if your child can receive the flu vaccine, feel free to contact our office at 650.216.7794 for help with those questions.  Let’s all stay healthy this flu season!

For many of you school has started up again and it’s hard to remember there ever was a summer break! Here are some stories you may have missed in the back to school reentry extravaganza:

Vaping may have killed someone

Published in the Washington Post, CNN, NY Times and the AP on August 23, 2019

Why it’s important: vaping was thought to be much “safer” than smoking which helped accelerate it’s use. Now we know that is not true. 16 states reported 153 cases of vaping-related respiratory illnesses and Illinois reported the first fatality. This is a major reason to quit.

Is your child a digital addict?

Published in the NY Times parenting section, August 6, 2019

Why it’s important: now that school has started again for many of you, there is that familiar struggle between balancing school and screens and life. This piece gives some very helpful tips on how to navigate those parenting minefields.

Playtime is good for parents and kids

Published in Fast Company August 16, 2019

Why it’s important: Lego’s study on the importance of play for a child’s social, cognitive and emotional development has a clear message for parents…free, unstructured play is important to help teach children to be in the lead, and there is no substitute for playing with parents. Time to bring playtime back!

Pediatric Wellness Group will be closed on Monday September 2nd, 2019 in observance of Labor Day.

We will resume normal office hours on Tuesday September 3rd.

Click here for more information on After Hour Pediatrics for urgent care needs.

Have a Safe and Healthy Holiday.