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]]>As a pediatrician I am sometimes asked, “when should my child start seeing my adult physician?”
MY ANSWER IS NOT UNTIL THEIR EARLY 20′S.
Even though your teens are older, the pediatrician still knows them best
With your pediatrician you have grown accustomed to being seen right away and in the office where you are comfortable. Your pediatrician has been trained to deal with your child’s health issues from birth until they are young adults. We know your family and we know your child’s history. We know you and we are always there for you.
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]]>Here is an article from the Boston Globe that talks about a study that found that most doctors will be sued during their careers.
The study looked at claims data for nearly 41,000 physicians from 1991 to 2005. The researchers found that 7.4 percent of physicians had a malpractice claim against them each year and that 1.6 percent had a claim that led to a payment each year.
This, of course, is one of the many reasons heatlhcare is so expensive.
Fear of lawsuits drives many physicians to practice defensive medicine - ordering more diagnostic tests than necessary, for example - or to retire early, Woodward said. And when doctors fear legal retribution, they are less likely to share information, with patients or internally.
To read the entire Boston Globe article, visit the link below:
http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-18/lifestyle/29901691_1_malpractice-patients-doctors
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http://www.homefoodsafety.org/pages/tips/tips/lunchbox.jsp
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For the entire health advisory, please visit the CDC website.
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Physicians say questions about gun ownership is often part of routine screenings done in many doctor’s offices, included in a battery of questions including such safety questions as whether poisons are kept in the home or if medicines are safely stored.
Backers say ownership is a constitutionally protected right, making it different from other possible potential hazards doctors might ask about.
Dr. David Sprayberry MD from the Survivor Pediatrics Blog, wrote an interesting piece regarding the matter. We like Dr. Sprayberry's post for several reasons. But we'd like for you to make up your own mind.
If [Bob Barr] had been to a pediatrician’s office in the last 20 years, he would be aware that pediatricians are so busy making sure they cover all the things they are supposed to cover that they really aren’t going to waste their time interrogating parents and their children about guns.
Pediatricians may counsel about gun safety verbally or, more likely, in written format, because prevention of injury is part of what we do. We will also warn about the dangers of certain sleep positions, we will advise the use of helmets when biking or skating, and we will counsel about water safety.
To read Dr. Sprayberry's Op Ed piece, click on this link.
]]>As of June 10, 152 chases of measles have been reported across the USA: 53 patients (35%) had to be hospitalized.
Parents who decline vaccines may not realize that they're gambling with the lives of not just their kids, but all the children around them, says Patsy Stinchfield, director of pediatric infectious disease at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, where Landon was treated. Measles can kill by causing pneumonia, brain inflammation and other complications, Stinchfield says. Babies too young to be vaccinated and people with compromised immune systems, such as those with cancer, are especially vulnerable. They rely on others around them to keep the virus out of circulation, a phenomenon known as "herd immunity," which protects even those who can't be vaccinated, she says.
Measles is a preventable disease.
Click here to read the USA Today Article.
]]>For every two hours of TV watching, the researchers found the risk of type 2 diabetes increased by 20% over 8.5 years of follow-up, the risk of heart disease rose by 15% over a decade and the odds of dying from any cause increased 13% during a seven year follow-up.
Here is the MedPage today link:
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