As I was studying the February 2021 issue of PEDIATRICS, vol.147, nu. 2 pg. 5, I came across an article by Arvin Garg, M.D., MPH, et al entitled “Protecting the American Dream: a Pediatric Imperative.” It was pointed out that the term “The American Dream” was first coined by James Truslow Adams in 1931. […]
Read More →In this difficult time of Covid where tele-medicine is becoming more accepted I was scheduled to do a consult about possible learning disabilities in an 8-year-old second grader named Justin. He was one of my regular patients. It was a bit strange seeing mom and Justin sitting at the kitchen table on a computer […]
Read More →Here is a publication packed full of information directed at parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics’, AAP, publication of Grand Rounds for June 2020, Vol. 43 NO 6 had several excellent articles to inform parents. EFFECT OF COOL RUNNING WATER FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER THERMAL BURN Page 63 was an article that documented […]
Read More →Telemed visits have surfaced due to the corona virus epidemic. Now I can keep my appointment with my doctor after all. The Covid virus has given us many things, most of which we don’t want. But on the positive side the use of telemed visits has been accepted and even preferred by parents. In […]
Read More →Ten-year-old Brett was brought to the office with a chief complaint of “headache”. Naturally this perked my interest.This could mean so many different things. When I entered the room he was sitting with mom and looked to be very healthy. I asked him how his summer had been, how he was faring with the […]
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