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Saying Goodbye to Your Doctor

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Last week, my wife and I received a letter in the mail informing us that our daughter’s GI doctor was leaving the Children’s Hospital in our city and would be joining a new practice in the state of Ohio. We had been to see this doctor only a month prior, and he had given us no indication that such a move was imminent; so I am sure you can appreciate how taken aback we were when we received the news. Let me be clear, by no means do my wife and I begrudge this man’s decision in any way. We … Continue reading →

Pinworms and Your Child

Pinworms are those nasty little white worms that infest their slimy, tiny bodies into the intestines. I know, not a pleasant topic, but very real especially in children. Do not be surprised if you find that your child has a case of pinworms as 10 to 40 per cent of children get them. The good thing is that they are easily treatable. The first thing that will give you an inkling that your child has pinworms is if you notice them scratching their bottom. This also comes with difficulty sleeping or restless sleeping and wiggling around in their bed a … Continue reading →

Can Your Pediatrician Fire You?

Can you imagine your pediatrician firing you? Can you imagine how you would feel if the pediatrician informed you that you can no longer bring your child to their practice? It’s actually happening in some areas where parents are refusing immunizations for their infants for whatever reason. Some parents are not comfortable with immunizing an infant due to religious or medical practices. Still others would prefer to wait if their child has a cold. Many pediatricians will go ahead and give an infant their shots as long as the baby is not running a fever. If you’re like me, the … Continue reading →

Drug Mistakes May Harm One out of Fifteen Children

A study from the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality found that drug errors hurt approximately one out of every fifteen hospitalized children. That translates into more than five hundred thousand children harmed by drug errors every year — a number far higher than previous estimates. What kind of drug errors are we talking about? Medicine mix-ups — giving the wrong drug to the wrong patient Accidental overdose — giving too much of a drug to a patient Bad drug reactions Remember what happened to actor Dennis Quaid’s newborn children last year? They accidentally received a drug overdose but eventually … Continue reading →

Babies & Vaccines

Here’s a little breakdown on the information associated with each time of vaccination your baby will receive. While the vaccinations are broken out over the first two years of life, there are so many of them that keeping them straight can be difficult. Here’s a way to keep them all straight: DTaP is designed to protect your baby against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw) and pertussis (whooping cough). HepA protects against the viral hepatitis A that can cause jaundice, stomach pain and diarrhea HepB protects against hepatitis B that is a viral illness potentially passed from mother to child Hib is vaccination … Continue reading →