June 2026 The AAP News, February 26 edition presented a very informative article on how to advise parents who ask if children should ride e-bikes. I have included the entire article with the response from Lois K. Lee, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP. This, I feel, is a very important topic which parents must be […]
Read More →April 2026 We have several articles to review in this issue of PEDIATRICS. Haya Hayek, MD et al, in PEDIATRICS, February 2026, vol 157, issue 2, pg. 36 INFLUENZA VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS AMONG CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. She clearly showed the effectiveness of flu vaccine in children with and without underlying […]
Read More →As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am often amused by the various reactions of adolescent boys when it is time for the “hernia exam”. This reaction is greatly amplified should there be a twin or another brother in the room at the […]
Read More →October 2023 It appears, as parents, we have done it again! Please refer to the article Toxic Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Dose in Pediatric Cannabis Edible Ingestions by Lesley C. Pepin, M.D, et al that appeared in PEDIATRICS, Vol 152, Nu. 3, September 2023. The authors have found it necessary to write an article […]
Read More →April 2023 SCREENS FOR CALMING: USE CAUTION by Radesky et al. Screen time takes another hit! Radesky et al published an interesting article in the JAMA Pediatrics, December 12, 2022 issue A careful study involving 422 children with a mean age of 3.8 years, a range of 3-5 year olds, was made. […]
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