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Dr. Gwenn Is In is off on vacation!
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 1 week ago
Dr. Gwenn Is In is off on our annual end of the summer 2 week vacation! While bitter sweet because our end of the summer vacation always means the new school year is on our heels, it is always a highlight of the summer and a much needed break for ev...
Medical Blogging: Good or Bad?
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 1 week ago
As a medical blogger, and one whose blog does well with a solid readership and positive comments, I found this article by HealthDay very interesting. The article discusses issues with some medical blogs and patient privacy. But, this isn't a new iss...
Encouraging A Child's Parents To Quit Smoking...Easier Said Tha...
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 2 weeks ago
I can always tell when a parent of a child I'm treating is a smoker. The examination room is just filled with smoke - not too different from the experience you'd have if you walked into a bar or restaurant that still allows smoking. My style is to ig...
Is the doctor-patient relationship healthy?
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 2 weeks ago
NYT Tara Parker-Pope's piece this week hit the nail on the head. The doctor-patient relationship is in trouble...big trouble!Parker-Pope has a way of accurately encapsulating today's health issues and this issue is no different. Since this is a relat...
Sanity Check: Aren't all skin things cosmetic?
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 3 weeks ago
When I read this article by the NYT titled The Price of Beauty: As Doctors Cater to Looks, Skin Patients Wait , I was stunned on many levels. The article described a typical dermatologists office that almost seemed so surreal it could have been a...
Where food is concerned, everything in moderation is best for k...
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 3 weeks ago
At the movies the other day, I saw an odd sight. A mom and her two young kids sat down near us before the movies. The mom was carrying one large popcorn and a very large drink which I learned from the kids' clamoring was lemonade. The mom was barely ...
Drug Companies and The AAP: The Real Truth
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 4 weeks ago
Last week's American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) recommendation over Statin drug use in kids is still creating a firestorm. Over the weekend, Tara Parker-Pope at the NYT posted about her thoughts on why the AAP came up with such an extreme recommend...
Cipro and Kids: What You Need To Know
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 6 weeks ago
I learned about the FDA black box warning on Cipro yesterday from a friends who emailed me asking isn't this one of the antibiotics used for ear infections? Great question because it is - at least in drop form. Many kids who get ear tubes placed ar...
Summer Outdoor Safety 101
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 6 weeks ago
The summer is one of my most favorite times of year! There are endless amounts of outdoor activities, sports and ways to relax not available to us during the three seasons. Yet, the very outdoor elements that make the summer so amazing also carry som...
Keeping Kids Safe While Mowing The Lawn
In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 6 weeks ago
When I was a child, I always thought mowing the lawn looked cool. When I was old enough to help at home, my father would let me use the push mower to help mow our back yard but I don't think I ever really understood the dangers of those mowers and j...
