I grew up in a small town in New Jersey where friends hunted with fathers, but I don’t remember seeing any pistols around. The county licensed only two people to carry handguns. One had testified against a dangerous criminal, so…
This week’s guest columnist is Jacob Clement, MD a family practice resident at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics.
“Why is my child such a picky eater?”, a concerned mom asked me. “She doesn’t eat anything.” The teen was…
How epidemics happen: first, a vulnerable population. Then bring into that population a highly contagious infection. Recently that's measles. Unvaccinated kids are often in clusters where not vaccinating is culturally popular-…
When I was a kid, McDonaldland wasn't a playground- it was a fictional place in Saturday morning TV ads. I was enthralled with those ads: the outrageous-looking puppets, the colorful sets, evoked a Disney-like magic. Unbeknown to…
There's only about 4 weeks left of summer vacation here in Louisiana. Summer's been terrific, but now family vacation and your kid's camps are done. You've made some good memories, but now the kids are bored and have reverted to…
It was a mystery to mom: her 10 year-old, autistic boy suddenly was rubbing his eyes and crying. When she pried his hands away, she saw that his eyes were red with swollen lids, and he obviously hurt. Was it allergies? Did pink…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Nichole Miller, a family practice resident at the University Health Center here in Lafayette. Dr. Miller has a four-month old baby, and know of what she speaks: Brandon's mom was excited, her…
All doctors get dogged by patients and parents for missing diagnoses. I see it when a parent brings their child into the Emergency Department. The kid has had a cold and fever for a few days, and their regular doctor called it "…
