Enlarge this image Skull fractures, concussions and broken bones are common injuries when children not yet able to walk use infant walkers…
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Whether to circumcise a newborn male child is not the simple, binary “yes/no” question it appears to be. Rather, the choice is…
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We had no choice in becoming the “crazy” family that left a hospital against medical advice. Our four-day-old daughter was completely helpless,…
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A recent article and accompanying commentary in the journal Pediatrics describe what we currently know about children who have died from influenza over the past decade or more.…
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Why obesity rates continue to climb. And what can be done to stop it.
by Deborah Cohen MD April 25, 2018Two years ago, much ado was made about what appeared to be a decline in obesity rates among 2- to 5-year-olds, a…
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I know what you’re thinking, I thought this book was about how to raise a doctor, and now this guy is telling…
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As he sat in the driver’s seat and started to whistle that dreaded Willie Nelson song, my heart started racing, and my…
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How do you tell your child’s doctor that you’re a physician?
by Joelle Borhart MD March 28, 2018My son is 16 months old, and I’ve never told his pediatrician I’m a doctor. More than a decade after becoming an…