This week's guest columnist is Dr. Corey Gardner, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. Coming over a coral ridge, I saw everyone staring down at a rock. That's odd, I thought, what'…
The Louisiana Health Department has made child drowning prevention a priority for 2017, since our state has the second highest rate in the nation. Though I always cared deeply about this, it' now more important for me since I…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Claire Ronkartz, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. It's a classic medical board question: "A two-year old visiting her grandparents' is found…
I think hospitals are cool. When I was a kid and went to visit someone, I was impressed by the big, maze-like structures, mysterious things going on inside. The halls were full of strange smells, odd noises, futuristic equipment…
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Christmas is only slightly safer for kids than riding bikes no hands, eyes closed, on the roof. The AAP website has a three page list on avoiding flaming disaster in the living…
It was 1990, my second year of residency. I was in Emergency seeing a boy with swollen left eyelids. I explained to his mom that he could have an infection that sometimes spreads into the eye socket, and the boy "might need a CT…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Kevin Morris, a family practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. My wife and I sit down to enjoy dinner with our boys- the three year-old in a booster and the 8…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Asma Khan, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. 9 pm: a frantic call from my sister. She was in the kitchen warming a bottle for her infant, went…
My family loves the cooking show "Chopped," where contestants make dishes using "mystery basket" ingredients, their creations judged by famous chefs. The prize: $10,000. Though it's interesting enough to see how creative the…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Ben Fontenot, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. Juice in one hand, 2 year-old in the other, 15 minutes late for work. I buckle my girl into her…
In 2008, New York City mom Lenore Skenazy was shopping with her 9 year-old son. They rode the subway, and that day he begged her to let him ride home alone. Ms. Skenazy decided it was time for some independence and let him. He …
It's tough to care for friends. My friend Jennifer had delivered her third baby. My patient was baby Julia, who had a rough start, needing oxygen for the first days of life. Jennifer was exhausted from labor, delivery, and…
