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Head, neck infections rising among children


 

Pediatricians in the emergency room are seeing more complicated head and neck infections, and more often. That's according to Dr. Keith Borg, emergency medicine physician and assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. He gave some tips to choosing the best course of diagnosis and treatment.

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