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 Aminah Phelps, MD a Family Practice resident at Ochsner University Hospital& Clinics.
It’s gumbo weather! Nothing bad about that! I remember when my my three-year-old got burned from trying to…
When my wife was in college, years before we met, Saturday mornings boys would knock on her door: "Make us a gumbo!" This was in Wyoming where gumbo was rare, and she and her roommate, also from Lafayette, were popular for their…
My cousin has three daughters, and a pool. He and his wife knew the drowning risks, so when they had kids they made this rule: no going in the backyard without a life jacket on, whether the girls were going in the pool or not. …
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…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Matthew Morgan, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. I have fond memories of Sunday dinner at my grandfather's. We followed the same routine: mom…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Irena Liang, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. It's a pumpkin-decorating party, and the carving tool seems safe. The edge is serrated, but the…
