Here’s a scary story with a happy ending. It’s Saturday morning and you are in a medical office 😷getting your 3 year old child checked out. He has had a runny...
Pertussis, whooping cough in babies
Pertussis, or whooping cough— protect that baby! If you have a new baby at home or are going to have one anytime soon there are a few things that you will...
Foul smelling urine
Foul smelling urine, cloudy urine and odd colored urine— what to do! Let’s face it, everybody goes to the bathroom, everyone pees. Let’s talk about your body and the urine it...
Constipation– causes, treatment and prevention
Everybody poops! Well apparently not everybody…sometimes people have a really hard time pooping and we call that constipation. What goes in, must come out! Here we will talk hard poop! We...
Sports Injuries
Sports injuries– who to call Not only is school back in session, but so are sports. The urgent care hours are filling up with sports injuries. You are one of two...
Sore throat in kids
It’s Friday afternoon and the school calls. It’s the nurse. Your 10 year old child is complaining of a sore throat. You rush your kid from school to the pediatrician’s office...
Croup in kids and babies
It’s the middle of the night and you wake up to the sound of a strange noise… what IS that. You realize it is coming from your kid’s room. It’s a...
Tick bites in kids
Let’s talk about the creepy crawlies that we try and avoid all year… TICKS. They are gross little creatures. Ticks like to bite kids and can transmit diseases. But don’t panic—the...
STI in Men: Uh oh, do I have a sexually transmitted infection (STI aka STD) ?
Let’s talk about men’s sexual health. Specifically, STI in men (sexually transmitted infections). Male STI symptoms are different than those of females. Obvi. Ladies, the next three paragraphs still apply to...
HFM— Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Babies and Toddlers
Your child has had a fever for a few days. Just when the fever cleared and you thought things were about to get better… you notice red spots around your toddler’s...