Red Velvet Ants. I'd always heard about them, but finally last week I saw a victim: Dad brought in his 4-year-old daughter who was stung at a picnic table. He described a large black spider or ant with red stripes crawling out…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Tasia Bradley, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette.
Remember "Show and Tell" from grade school? In fourth grade, I had a classmate bring in his pet…
Yesterday my wife and I were walking our dog on a grey, wintery day. Though only 45 degrees, it was a damp chill that felt like 39, what my wife's Cajun family calls "dat wet cold." She was grumbling about it, having grown up in…
This week's guest columnists are Drs. James Hyatt and Amir Farizani, Family Practice residents at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. Friday night in the Pediatric Emergency Department, a 16 year-old checks in…
Sometimes when seeing a patient in the Emergency Department, I discover the kid isn't vaccinated. The parents often say "I researched it" when explaining why they don't vaccinate. When I hear the word "research," I picture…
Many doctors, including me, go "harumph" when parents bring their child to the Emergency Department with non-emergencies, like rashes or insect bites. Non-emergencies are what doctors' offices are for. However, often when I talk…
This week's guest columnists are Drs. Elizabeth Hunter and Alex Wolf, Family Practice residents at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. "Oh no, another one?" exclaimed mom as she inspected Jamie, her one year-old…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Justin Pratt, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. The nurse's note read "rash." When I walked into the exam room, the mother's eyes were wide…
One of last year's fun news stories was a 911 call from a man whose cat wouldn't let him in his house. After a three hour stand off, and after the police and 911 operator finished laughing themselves silly, an officer was…
