by PediaBlog | Apr 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Monday’s blog post, “When Nothing Is Something,” provoked these thoughtful questions from a reader: Can you address antibiotics for ear infections (caused by viral illnesses)? I brought in an infant with a virus with concerns about her breathing. She...
by PediaBlog | Apr 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
After more than 25 years practicing pediatrics, I can attest to the accuracy of Carina Storrs’ impression of a new study: Parents of young children are often all too familiar with ear infections. The pain, the fever, the tear-filled nights almost seem like a...
by PediaBlog | Sep 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Do children need to take multivitamins? Professor and family doctor Yoni Freedhoff thinks not: So to answer the first question regarding kids and whether or not they need or benefit from taking a daily multivitamin I turned to the medical literature. Simply...
by PediaBlog | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Insertion of tympanostomy or ear tubes is the most common outpatient surgical procedure performed on children in the United States. Done under brief general anesthesia, tiny plastic tubes (1/20 of an inch wide) are placed in the ear drum, allowing air pressure to be...
by PediaBlog | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s been nine years since the American Academy of Pediatrics published clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of ear infections (otitis media). After a four year review, the guidelines have been revised and published in Pediatrics. The goal is to...
