As we plan for summer fun in my family, I’m mindful of my children’s overall health, too. I buy the ‘right’ sunscreen, I insist on strong, safe swimmers and try not to worry about anyone drowning. We eat TONS of Farmer’s Market fresh fruits and veggies, but this summer we’re adding something new. Based on […]
All-in-one, colorful convenient packages. What a clever idea for laundry detergent. but in the first three months that Tide Pods were on the market, Poison Control Centers around the country saw a surge in calls about them. If you haven’t seen this product, you should still know about it…especially if you have small children. Tide […]
A true Children’s Hospital for my patients and my children. The good news? It’s a GO on the feasibility of this $500 million, 200-bed hospital. It would serve only children, with every subspecialty and service that a child could ever need…ALL UNDER ONE ROOF, and we will have more than enough patients who need this facility […]
It was a day to raise awareness for our Children’s Hospital Collaborators and to see our children’s health as worthwhile and deserving. But it went largely unnoticed, and in the end…the day may not have achieved even the smallest of successes. It’s been a year since the coalition of pediatricians formed to rally community support for a […]
I have always liked to read the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). It reminds me of the larger world of healthcare issues beyond my own narrow view as a pediatrician. It makes me feel smarter, too, just to carry around a copy. In a February, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, there […]
I could have lived a happy life without knowing the influence that SpongeBob and Patrick have on 2- to 11- year olds. Hot off the press, Angeline S. Lillard, PhD and her colleagues from the University of Virginia reported a study designed to assess the impact of a fast-paced TV program on the executive function […]