Inguinal Hernia…Why the Cough

As summer is rapidly coming to an end, countless sports physicals have been performed to get the student-athletes eligible for...
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August 2025   There are several articles that will keep you an informed parent in the AAP NEWS. from July...
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Eyes Crossed and Pseudo Strabismus

Amy, a little 3-month-old was on my schedule with the chief complaint was that her eyes crossed   Entering the...
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June 2025   PARENTS it is time to wake up! Being good parents is more than just being informed. It...
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Fifths Disease…It Must Be Spring

It was late morning, just before lunch. Grabbing the chart of my next patient I noticed that he was not...
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April 2025   RISKS OF WATER BEAD INGESTION in Pediatrics, vol 155, issue 2, Feb 2025 pg.58. Here is a...
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Juvenile Spring Eruption…Just when you think you’ve seen it all

I grabbed the chart of my next patient and was intrigued by what the nurse had written as the chief...
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February 2025   An article by Juan E.De la Cruz-Mena, MD, MSc, et al entitled SHORT-TERM DUAL THERAPY OR MONOTHERAPY...
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Tonsil Stones

John is a 10 year-old patient of mine who was brought to the office for “possible strep throat”.   His...
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December 2024   There was a very disturbing article in PEDIATRICS, by Bridget Duffy, BS, et al. “Characteristics of Fatalities...
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October 2, 2019

Exercise Induced Asthma/Bronchospasm

It was around 10:00p.m. when I got the call from the exchange. “My daughter is 16 months old and she has a fever of 101 degrees.   Jon, a 14-year-old patient of mine, is a freshman in high school. I did his sports physical this summer as he was going
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September 6, 2019

Something New: Helpful, Not Helpful, or Harmful?

How destructive can a simple iPhone that everybody owns be?   A great deal of advertisement, press and media attention has been lavished on a new approach to infant feeding. Some research may indicate early, small, multiple feedings of solids including peanuts might prevent the development of food allergies.  
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August 18, 2019

Fever in Children…When To Be Worried

It was around 10:00p.m. when I got the call from the exchange. “My daughter is 16 months old and she has a fever of 101 degrees.   Should I take her to an urgent care or the emergency room?” the distressed mom asked. In 35 years of practice I cannot
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July 1, 2019

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My youngster is starting high school. He wants to try different sports, but I think he should concentrate on one only and become proficient in it. What do you think?   SPORT SPECIALIZATION AND RISK OF OVERUSE INJURIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS by David H. Bell, PhD. ATC, et.al.
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June 1, 2019

Measles and the Vaccine

Measles vaccinations are on everybody’s minds. We need to know the schedule in order to fully protect our children.   My next patient, was a baby girl coming in for her 9 month well-check.Looking at the chart I noticed that she was only 8 months old. When I questioned the
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