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Head Lice Has Entered the Group Chat

Your child has just brought home the letter parents dread to receive – head lice is in their classroom. But we know our readers follow the #smartnotstressed philosophy, so like...

Published on October 11, 2024
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Herpetic Whitwhat?

I met Jackson a while ago at work. He was 20 months old at the time and came in with a blistery red rash around the tip of his right...
Published on May 16, 2016
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Illness Prevention & Management

Ticks are just plain ICK

Tick season is here. Yes, it is. Do you have a bad psycho-emotional response to ticks? Because I do. I’m proud to report that I’m a general lover of all...
Published on May 9, 2016
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Illness Prevention & Management

Crime Scene? or Nose Bleed?

I have a few friends whose kids have regular nosebleeds, and I’m telling you, when it happens it looks like a crime scene. It’s hard to believe that so much...
Published on April 25, 2016
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Illness Prevention & Management

Smart Medicine

A smart, snappy reader wrote to me asking if I was planning on discussing the preponderance of “prescribing unnecessary medications” given my recent entry on drug reactions. Not ever being...
Published on April 6, 2016
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Illness Prevention & Management

A Tale of Two Immune Reactions

Here’s a hard hitting topic right out of the gate. Allergies are weird. General statement. Did you think I was talking about seasonal allergies? I guess those are sort of...
Published on April 3, 2016
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Illness Prevention & Management

Hello to You from Me

Hello to you from me! Pretty excited to share my inaugural blog entry as senior medical advisor for PM Pediatrics! I hope we’re going to share a cool journey, filled...
Published on March 30, 2016
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