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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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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November 1, 2021

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The latest issue of The American Academy of Pediatrics Grand Rounds contained two articles that are important in keeping parents informed.   J.W. Antoon et al published an article entitled “Influenza Associated Neurologic Complications in Children”. It was reviewed in the October 2021 issue of Grand Rounds and showed that
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September 16, 2021

Gastro-esophageal Reflux

Recently I got a call from a family friend about her four-month-old grandson who was living in another state. She was concerned because the baby was having stomach issues that were causing sleepless nights for his parents.   Always being a fussy baby things recently took a turn for the
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August 6, 2021

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The December 2020 issue of The American Academy of Pediatrics publication “Grand Rounds” was filled with many useful articles in which to inform parents.   Page 63 had an article by S. Mbaryi et.al, showing the meningococcal A vaccine has significantly reduced the incidence of meningococcal disease in teens and
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