Just yesterday I had a question from a worried mother (online) about the increasing head size of her child.  I was not aware of this, but apparently studies have linked head size growth to autism.  In this case, the variation was slight, so I just reassured her that it was well within the normal variation [...]

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This is a picture of a teenage boy with Gynecomastia. Obviously, gynecomastia is an abnormal enlargement of the male breasts. It happens in some teenagers - and is worse in those with obesity. Just how cruel do you think these kids are treated in high school and middle school?
I have a young boy who is [...]

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Obviously I favor the positives against the negatives here, but I have many colleagues who feel otherwise.  Plus, there are things that make me glad that I also see adults.  So here are the negatives:

The smell in the room after the 2-year-old has squatted behind the exam table.
Splinters.  I hate splinters.  Taking them out [...]

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This is the first of two posts. The second will be: 10 bad things about pediatrics.

The toothless grin of a 4-month-old child when you walk into the room
Dealing with mostly healthy patients
There are very few 30-minute visits
There are lots of 5-minute visits
A long pediatric problem list will be 4 problems long [...]

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I read a touching story this morning:
‘Hurricane’ girl tries to ride to Ohio
Fri Aug 17, 8:01 PM ET
An 8-year-old girl who recently moved to Florida caused a panic when she tried to ride back home to Ohio on her bicycle out of fear of hurricanes. A sheriff’s helicopter, search dogs and neighbors found the girl [...]

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