I wouldn’t say I’ve had a lot of revelations in my professional life, but there is one that still affects me emotionally to this day, and it’s about nurses. I had been a PICU doctor for a number of years, and I was rounding on all the patients in the PICU with the rest of […]
Hello Dr. Mike, My son is about three months old and has been circumcised. While giving him a bath, I discovered some whitish material underneath the hood of his penis. I though it might have been diaper rash ointment, but upon further washing, it wouldn’t come off. As I look a little harder, I thought […]
I have a 15 month old son who when crawling tilts his head over towards his right shoulder. Friends and family thinks he’s just being playful, but I’m wondering whether or not it could be something more to look into. Hello, Sounds like he’s playing. There is a conditon called torticollis, where a child will […]
Poopies 2: Revenge of the Turds In the past, I have talked a little about the importance of a good bowel movement, and avoiding constipation. Let’s go in the opposite direction…diarrhea. As it works out, we are in the peak season for diarrhea, and there are a lot of bugs that can cause diarrhea, especially in […]
Dear Dr. Mike, I am writing to you because i need some guidance as to where to go for help with my nephew. A quick background; My nephew is a 5 year old male. He was born two months premature. He has always had a very poor appetite. He has behavioral problems, i.e. inappropriate social […]
DEAR DR MIKE, I HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT IS ..HAVING SOME BAD HEADACHES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HEAD, SHE EXPLAINS THEM A BEING A STEADY THROB THAT GOES FROM THE EAR TO THE TEMPLE, ABOUT 7 DAYS AGO WE STARTED GIVING HER BEYER ASPIRIN, AND THAT SEEMED TO DO THE […]
Please help me in this question………. even if my question is not picked for your newsletter………would you please give me your opinion on this matter. My X’s new lady friend gives my 8 year old daughter and her 100lb + black lab a bath together………this makes my skin curl. Please let me know if there […]
My 10 year old won’t have a bowel movement for 4 days. He gets real grumpy. Why? Just think about the physical reasons that put us in bad moods. They are basically the same as those things that make little babies cry. When we don’t eat, we get irritated. When we lack sleep, we get […]
Is blood in my 3 year old’s stool a normal problem to encounter? Sometimes. It’s not uncommon for children to get constipated, then “force” themselves to poop. The force and hardness of their stool can cause a crack or “fissure” in the skin lining around the rectum, and cause bleeding. If this happens once or […]
Question My sisters baby is 6 weeks old. He was born four weeks premature, after an at risk pregnancy, many trips with false labor, bed rest and two week stay in the hospital. He now seems to grunt in his sleep along with sweating, sleep apnea, and when he is sleeping he turns very pale […]
