Written by Jesse Hackell MD Ah, yes, one of the most vexing new-parent questions, brought on by, yes, six months of interrupted sleep, daytime drowsiness and increasing irritability. Why, indeed?…
We had some really great post this year. But only 10 made it to the top. Below are our TOP 10 post of 2011. Hope you enjoyed them as much…
Written by Jesse Hackell MD In the fall of 1957, the Asian influenza pandemic was spreading across the country. My younger sister had just been diagnosed with that flu, and…
Written by Jesse Hackell MD Let me start by saying that I am not of the belief that the job of a parent is to FORCE a child to eat…
Written by Jesse Hackell MD This is a question I am asked several times each year, especially during the annual rush to get overdue physical exams done in the weeks…
Written by Jesse Hackell MD. In pediatrics, perhaps uniquely among the fields of medicine, change is more than something which just happens. It is at the very core of growth…
Written by Jesse Hackell MD FAAP It has finally warmed up, even in the more northerly reaches of our land, and school is out. Our children will—we hope—be spending much…
By Jesse Hackell, MD It is Normal? Every day, parents bring their children to the pediatrician’s office with complaints that something about the child is not “normal,” whether in terms…
By Jesse Hackell, MD The phone call came in through the answering service around 7:00 pm. “She’s four years old, Dr. Hackell, and she has a fever of 102 since…
By Jesse Hackell, MD When I made the decision to become a doctor, there was no question in my mind from the start that I would be a pediatrician. Why?…
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