By Ankur Desai, MD A young child who acts up in preschool may be described as “defiant.” An older child who refuses to go to school, “shy.” An adolescent who doesn’t want to participate in after-school activities, “lazy.” The truth, however, is that all of these children [...]
By Sanjay Mehta, DO, FAAP When people discover I work as an emergency room pediatrician, they often ask what disease or condition brings the most children to the ER. When I tell them, they are usually shocked. Besides the common medical emergencies most kids’ face−high fever, flu, upper [...]
By Grigory Goldberg, MD We are hearing more and more about the importance of preventing concussions in youth sports — which is great — but, as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine and neck health, it is my mission to also educate parents about two lesser-known sport-related injuries [...]
By Zubaida Sadik, MD When your child is sick or injured, you usually know it right away. Symptoms such as a fever, cough or joint swelling are hard to overlook. Yet, as a pediatrician for more than 30 years, I’ve had patients whom I’ve found to have serious health problems [...]
By Alfred DeLuca, M.D. We’ve all heard about the Zika virus outbreak in faraway places like South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands (Hawaii, Samoa) and Central America--but how does it affect us here in New Jersey? The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have confirmed nearly 400 travel-related [...]
In the past decade, we’ve embraced the importance of screening, diagnosing and treating post-partum depression. But a new study found that the depression may actually start during the pregnancy. This finding suggests that if we can diagnose and begin treating depression sooner, the new mother will face less severe [...]
By Vatsala Bhaskar, MD A few years ago, a stressed-out mother poured her heart out to me over the phone. She explained that her 10-year-old son was unable to focus in the classroom and his grades were close to failing. The school wanted to test him for [...]
By Alyssa Brennan, MOT By this stage of the school year, children in first through third grades should be settled in their classroom routine. While some students are experiencing a full-day learning environment for the first time, older children are more acclimated into the educational and social structure of [...]
