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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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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ August 1, 2025
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
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ July 3, 2025
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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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ June 3, 2025
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
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ May 1, 2025
It was late morning, just before lunch. Grabbing the chart of my next patient I noticed that he was not...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ April 1, 2025
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
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ March 1, 2025
I grabbed the chart of my next patient and was intrigued by what the nurse had written as the chief...
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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 Chest & Lungs, Education, Fitness, Sports
June 6, 2022
Whats up, doc?
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 Adolescent, Developmental, Discipline, Education, Family Life
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 Central Nervous System, Chest & Lungs, Developmental, Ear, Nose & Throat, Education, Elementary
April 11, 2022
Whats up, doc?
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 Adolescent, Education, Elementary, Family Life, Immunizations, Infant, Viral
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 Abdominal / Gastronintestinal, Adolescent, Bacterial, Elementary