Daily Archives: June 11, 2022

No More Pediatric Medicine, Now What?

Mom and dad, you’ve been making appointments with the pediatrician for years – eighteen of them – and suddenly, it’s time to transition your child from pediatric medicine to adult medicine!  This transition has proven to be a challenge for parents and patients alike.  The parent can no longer make the appointments and request medical…

Concussion: Medication Doesn’t Heal

In pediatrics, concussion, or mild brain trauma, is a frequent cause of medical visits.  Concussions are thought to affect millions of children a year and often occur from motor vehicle accidents, falls, other blows to the head, and other dramatic accelerations/decelerations of the head.   A concussion is noted to alter the functioning of the brain,…