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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Newborn Hiccups and Sneezing

The Things That Newborns Do.....   I really enjoy the newborn visit. Usually, two days after discharge the proud parents...
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October 2024   Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature.   Carrie K....
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August 1, 2022

Runners Stitch

Recently I saw the mom of a patient of mine while working out at the gym. She was concerned about her 6th grade son who had just joined the school track team.   Several times the past week he reported a sharp pain in his side while running just below
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June 6, 2022

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June 2022   The January 2022 issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics publication GROUND ROUNDS had several nuggets that parents should be aware of if they want to be informed.   INFLUENZA ANTIVIRAL THERAPY AND LENGTH OF HOSPITALIZATION  On page three the authors Campbell, AP, et al point out
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May 1, 2022

Vaping…Please Talk To My Child.

It seems that over the recent past more and more parents are asking me to talk to their children about vaping when they come in for their yearly physicals.   As vaping is a relatively new phenomena it has required me to do my homework. I will share some of
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April 11, 2022

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The April 2022 edition of the American Academy of Pediatrics News featured an up-to-date and very informative article.   REMDESIVIR, NIRMATRELVIR-RITONAVIR, BARICITINIB CAN BE USED TO TREAT COVID-19 IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS by Ashley Stark, M.D. M.S., FAAP, wrote about discussing medications for the treatment of Covid-19 in children. These medications
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February 1, 2022

Toxic Synovitis

Billy is a very active 8-year-old that I have taken care of since his birth.   He is in excellent health, but he has had his share of bumps and bruises. And I have had the pleasure of putting sutures in him. Billy’s mom has two other boys and is
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