We all know that loud noises can be harmful to our hearing. What we sometimes forget is how to tell if the noise is too loud. We know that normal conversation is at about 60-70 decibels. Unless you [...]

The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (DSA of DE) is thrilled to announce the 14th Annual Days of Summer Camp for individuals with Down syndrome will be held at three locations throughout the state – Milton in Sussex County, Magnolia [...]

Most people know that I had a career in Air Force medicine. However, most of them do not know why I chose to do so. In addition, people do not know that I decided to be a pediatrician [...]

Automobile manufacturers are making an ever increasing number of electric vehicles (EV). Some people love them. Some people hate them. The primary purpose of the vehicles is related to climate change. However, one may wonder what the impact [...]

It is hard to watch a movie of the Old West without seeing a scene set in a saloon. Watching movies about England always seem to have scenes in pubs. One might wonder why that is the case. [...]

Accidents are never planned. However, there are ways of planning that can make the problems in an accident be minimized. An example of that is an injury to someone who is alone. When medical help arrives, they will [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been in the conversation in many areas. One might wonder what impact it might have on medical practice. There are a number of areas that AI can be useful in medicine. For example, there [...]

Many years ago when I was about 12 years old, I had a cousin who had a baby girl. I asked my parents about the father. They told me he lived in Mexico. I had no reason to [...]

Things tend to come in threes. For that reason, I will do one more article on mnemonics. I used to train Family Practice residents and medical students during their time on the pediatric rotation. There were times when [...]

Last week I wrote about a mnemonic that I created for diagnosing migraine headaches. I want to share another mnemonic that I created to address pain. There are many questions that can be asked about pain. However, if [...]