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...
Read More

Whats up, doc?

June 2025   PARENTS it is time to wake up! Being good parents is more than just being informed. It...
Read More

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...
Read More

Whats up, doc?

April 2025   RISKS OF WATER BEAD INGESTION in Pediatrics, vol 155, issue 2, Feb 2025 pg.58. Here is a...
Read More

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...
Read More

Whats up, doc?

February 2025   An article by Juan E.De la Cruz-Mena, MD, MSc, et al entitled SHORT-TERM DUAL THERAPY OR MONOTHERAPY...
Read More

Tonsil Stones

John is a 10 year-old patient of mine who was brought to the office for “possible strep throat”.   His...
Read More

Whats up, doc?

December 2024   There was a very disturbing article in PEDIATRICS, by Bridget Duffy, BS, et al. “Characteristics of Fatalities...
Read More

Newborn Hiccups and Sneezing

The Things That Newborns Do.....   I really enjoy the newborn visit. Usually, two days after discharge the proud parents...
Read More

Whats up, doc?

October 2024   Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature.   Carrie K....
Read More
January 1, 2023

Optic Neuritis

Recently I had a follow-up visit with a 19-year-old male who had just seen an Ophthalmologist for his annual exam.   He had been having pain when moving his eyes from side-to-side. After a thorough eye exam he was told it was probably related to sinus or allergy issues and
Read More
December 1, 2022

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

My last column “Inform – Don’t Terrify” November 2022, instructed parents to inform their children and, at the same time, to instill hope for their future. How is this to be done in addition to parental education? The schools have an obligation to teach history.   As a society the
Read More
November 1, 2022

Inform – Don’t Terrify

I am deviating from my usual column “What’s Up, Doc” because I am seeing a very disturbing, unintended trend in parent behavior.   You, as a parent, work hard to stay informed in order to educate your children. You want to be sure they are aware of facts that are
Read More
October 5, 2022

White Spots on the Back…TINEA VERSICOLOR

As summer comes to an end our office is full of patients who need their physicals for school and sports.   I was doing such a sports physical on a teenage patient who was on the high school water polo team. Needless to say he was in perfect shape. His
Read More
September 1, 2022

Whats up, doc?

September 2022   SLEEP DURATION AND KINDERGARTEN ADJUSTMENT By Douglas M. Teti, PhD, et al.PEDIATRICS, Vol. 150, Nu. 2, August 2022, pg. 46   It is no surprise reading this article that promotes 10 hours of sleep for any kinder child. Despite this there are a number of children attending
Read More