Children’s of Alabama has been offering PCIT to children and their parents for years. In 2022, recognizing the increased need for this therapy across Alabama, the Children’s behavioral health team began training other providers across the state to offer it. The result is a statewide network of PCIT trainers to help Alabama’s children. In this episode, Arista Rayfield, Ph.D., explains how the therapy works and the impact of teaching other providers how to use it.

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For children and adolescents, headaches can be one of the most common and most debilitating conditions. As many as 75% report having headaches at some point, and for some, it affects their lives in significant ways. In this episode, Scott Turner, DNP, describes the most common types of headaches, the challenges they create and how the Children’s of Alabama Headache Clinic is working to help patients who have them.

In this episode, Children's of Alabama pediatrician Peily Soong, M.D., offers an in-depth look at the vaccinations for measles, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is the most common reproductive condition in women. It affects between 3% and 15% of women, and it’s a risk factor for infertility and many metabolic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In this episode, we speak with endocrinologist Christy Foster, M.D., who leads the PCOS Clinic at Children’s of Alabama. She explains the impact of the condition and how her multidisciplinary clinic helps patients who have it.

The cause of PCOS is unknown, but it involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Symptoms include irregular periods, acne and excess hair growth. There is no cure, but symptoms can be managed with lifestyle changes and medical treatment.