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Parenting

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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Illness Prevention & Management

HIVES: Always a Real Emergency…or Not?

Other than a true cardiac or respiratory arrest, there are few situations in my business where I interrupt anything and everything to go examine a patient at the door. Here’s...
Published on January 22, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Anatomy of a Prescription

I’ve written a lot of prescriptions in my day. Since I strive to be at #nerdalert level: expert I tried to come up with an estimate of how many I’ve written in...
Published on January 15, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Fever-Reducing Tips

Who applies a damp cloth to the forehead during a fever?  You? Your mom? Whenever I was sick with a fever growing up I always felt like I was undertreated...
Published on January 8, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

5 Things You Might Not Know About Strep

When someone in my kid’s class is diagnosed with strep throat, a note goes home notifying the rest of the class that STREP IS IN THE CLASSROOM. I get it;...
Published on December 4, 2017
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Illness Prevention & Management

Radiology Alphabet Soup

In the spirit of teaching old dogs new tricks, I’ve learned how to take X-rays recently. I mean, not INTERPRET X-rays: I’ve been working on that for over 15 years....
Published on November 28, 2017
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Illness Prevention & Management

Thanksgiving Travel Safety

GUEST BLOG by Marisa Renna-Rodriguez, PA-C As the temperature drops, be sure to plan ahead when traveling with children. If traveling by car, keep a roadside safety kit including: a...
Published on November 22, 2017
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Illness Prevention & Management

ITP in Children

Remember when you were 7 and had a favorite color? What was it? Mine was always red. Along those lines I still have a few favorite things, especially in science....
Published on November 13, 2017
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Illness Prevention & Management

Woo in Sheep's Clothing

Be careful of the woo. It’s everywhere. What’s the woo, you ask? The woo is the whole genre of unvalidated health claims that get circulated around in various online forums...
Published on November 6, 2017
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