As summer is rapidly coming to an end, countless sports physicals have been performed to get the student-athletes eligible for their sport. I recently did one of these exams on a 15 year-old football player who was going to be a sophomore. He was brought in by his dad. As I was finishing my […]
Read More →I grabbed the chart of my next patient and was intrigued by what the nurse had written as the chief complaint. It said, “Red rash on the ears”. When I entered the room, I was warmly welcomed by five-year-old Max who was playing with hot wheel cars on the examining table. He was the […]
Read More →December 2024 There was a very disturbing article in PEDIATRICS, by Bridget Duffy, BS, et al. “Characteristics of Fatalities Among Sexual-Gender-Diverse Youth in the United States: 2015-2020”, vol. 154, nu 83, Nov.2024. This article stated the following, “Suicide was the most common manner of death for sexual-and gender-diverse youth, despite many decedents receiving […]
Read More →August 2024 Concussion has become a diagnosis that provokes fear in parents and unnecessary restrictions on the patient. 1) A review article, WHAT’S NEW WITH PEDIATRIC SPORT CONCUSSIONS? y Mark E. Halstead, MD, FAAP appeared in PEDIATRICS vol 153, nu.1. January 2024, pg. 61. I feel it gives a very clear view of […]
Read More →As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am often amused by the various reactions of adolescent boys when it is time for the “hernia exam”. This reaction is greatly amplified should there be a twin or another brother in the room at the […]
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