When Alicia and J.R. found out they were having Josie, they were thrilled. When they found out during an ultrasound that Josie had a cleft lip, they were terrified. But their journey with Josie and Dr. Samir Mardini taught them the beauty of a cleft lip—and how their experience could help other families.

On this special episode of Mayo Clinic Kids, we talk with facial plastic surgeon Dr. Samir Mardini, Dr. Marissa Suchyta, and Josie and her family about the life-changing experience of cleft lip and palate, and how kids of all kinds can learn to embrace and celebrate their differences.

You can get a copy of Dr. Suchyta and Dr. Mardini's book My Extraordinary Face from Mayo Clinic Press or wherever your get your books.

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When you see your kid scratching their head, your gut instinct might be to grab head lice shampoo. But itching can mean tons of things, ranging from the superficial to the serious. So how do you solve the mystery of your kid’s itchy scalp? And the time-honored question: how do you stop scratching when it feels sooooo good?

On this episode of Mayo Clinic Kids, we talk with pediatric dermatologist Dr. Molly Youssef about why your kid might be scratching their head and how to find relief.

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You might not be used to hearing "babies" and "syphilis" in the same sentence. But if you're trying to conceive, expecting, or have a young child, it should be on your radar. Because if a parent has syphilis, they can pass it along to their kid. And the number of cases in kids is on the rise. So why are we still struggling with a curable disease? And how do you know if you or your child is at risk?

On this episode of Mayo Clinic Kids, we talk with OBGYN Dr. Yvonne Butler Tobah about congential syphilis, testing and all those questions you don't want in your Google search history.

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