Whats up, doc?
By Pediatrics
/ June 1, 2026
June 2026 The AAP News, February 26 edition presented a very informative article on how to advise parents who...
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Measles…What Is It?
By Pediatrics
/ May 9, 2026
A nervous mom brought in her 13-month-old baby daughter who had a rash on her face and trunk. This...
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Whats up, doc?
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ April 1, 2026
April 2026 We have several articles to review in this issue of PEDIATRICS. Haya Hayek, MD et al, in...
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Why Newborns Become Jaundiced
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ March 2, 2026
All newborns develop jaundice in the first couple weeks of life. This is known as benign physiologic jaundice of...
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Unwarranted Trophies
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ February 6, 2026
Not long ago trophies, medals and awards were reserved for triumphs, victories or wins. They were to mark accomplishments...
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Head Bonk… When To Go To The ER…
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ January 1, 2026
I was on-call on Tuesday night and the message came in around 8 PM. The text from my answering service...
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Whats up, doc?
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ December 11, 2025
December 2025 Breastfeeding practices at times can be controversial. That is because many precepts governing this essential practice are...
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She has Mittle-what…?? Mittleshcmerz
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ November 1, 2025
Maria, a 14-year-old girl, came to the office late one Friday morning with a chief complaint of right lower abdominal...
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Whats up, doc?
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ October 1, 2025
October 2025 Pursuant to my last article a very rational approach has appeared in the July ’25 issue of...
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Inguinal Hernia…Why the Cough
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ September 1, 2025
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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July 17, 2020
Nursemaids Elbow/Subluxation of the Radial Head
What could cause this pain in her arm? She didn’t fall or bump it. But she won’t move it. The office was just about to close when the phone rang and a frantic mom was calling about her 2 ½-year-old daughter who had injured her arm. She wanted to Adolescent, Education, Elementary, Family Life, Infant, Infant Issues, Preschool
June 1, 2020
Marijuana and Our Children
What have we learned with the effects of marijuana use? The following table reprinted from PEDIATRICS IN REVIEW, February 2020, pg. 61, best summarizes the adverse effects of marijuana use. As you can see it is not innocuous in either the short or long term usage. We are Adolescent, Chest & Lungs, Developmental, Disorders and Disabilities, Ear, Nose & Throat, Education
May 1, 2020
Postural Proteinuria…No Big Deal
Small amount of protein in one’s urine does not necessarily give a call for alarm. Brett was coming in for his high school physical.Because of the covid-19 (coronavirus)shutdownboth parents were able to come with him. He was going to be a junior in the fall and was hoping to Abdominal / Gastronintestinal, Education, Genitourinary, Sports
April 20, 2020
Nothing New
How to keep your children calm during the covid-19 pandemic. This coronavirus has created a great deal of anxiety, boredom and suffering. It has brought telemedicine visits to our practice which has proven very useful in allowing people to stay at home and contain the viral spread. There is Education, Family Life, Viral
April 1, 2020
Stimulants and Academic Achievement
My child is so nervous before taking an examination. But when he takes a stimulant before, the grades come out much better. Should this be a problem? It has been clearly shown that the use of stimulants by non-ADD college age and high-school students does not enhance academic Discipline, Education, Family Life