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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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Seasonal Allergies + Kids

Spring is here! Flowers and warmer temperatures are on the way, but so are sneezing, itchy eyes, and other allergy symptoms. Technically, the “season” when allergy symptoms are most heavily...

Published on March 28, 2022

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Winter Bundling Do’s & Don’ts and Snow Safety

Some of my favorite pictures of my children are when they were toddlers playing outside in the snow. Dressed in a snowsuit and fluffy mittens with a hat with a...

Published on February 22, 2022

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COVID Testing: Tips to Help Parents Navigate

New year, new COVID test, right? As the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues at high circulation, causing increased pediatric cases and hospitalizations, parents and caregivers are undoubtedly working...

Published on January 26, 2022

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Holiday Health Hazards: The “Do’s” & “Don’ts” of Telemedicine

The holidays are a time of joy, gathering, and connecting. For pediatric emergency physicians such as myself, however, the season is also a time of hazards and emergencies for kids....

Published on December 14, 2021

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Navigating Cold Season in the Era of COVID

In addition to “when is this pandemic going to be over,” one of the most frequent scenarios I hear is: “I think it’s just a cold; can I send my...

Published on November 30, 2021

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Growing up in the Healthcare System: Making the Move From Pediatric to Adult Medicine

You guys know that when I go to my office to see patients I go to a place called PM Pediatrics, right? As in pediatrics meaning kids. You’re with me...

Published on February 27, 2020

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2019 in Review from a Peds Emerg Med Perspective

Besides TV shows like Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight, you know who can be relied on around the holidays for doing a solid recounting of notable events from the current...

Published on December 30, 2019

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4 December Diagnoses...With a Twist

I’m not quite ready to write my “2019 year end” blog entry yet, but I am kind of in a mood to take stock and sum some things up, categorize...

Published on December 12, 2019

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Why Parents Should Leave the Room When I Ask About Sexual Health: An Acute Care Perspective

I DIDN’T THINK I WAS AVOIDING THIS TOPIC, BUT MAYBE I WAS…. 1. My kids are definitely moving into the adolescent phase and I’m bracing myself for alllllll the health...

Published on November 4, 2019

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Wound Management: The Days After...

I put in a fair amount of stitches. I also decide NOT to put in stitches. Sometimes I use skin glue, and occasionally, I don’t close up a laceration at...

Published on October 3, 2019