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Bullying--how do we stop it?
November 2010 | Mark Groshek, MD
Why does bullying happen? And what can we do about it?
Talking with the parents of a child who is being bullied is a difficult conversation to have, because it is often not possible for those parent alone to prevent their child from being bullied. As much as parents want to solve this problem for their kids, they can't do it, at least not alone. This is really a problem... Continued
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What is teen confidentiality all about?
November 2010 | Mark Groshek, MD
One of the most uncomfortable positions I have ever been in as a pediatrician is to have a parent demanding to know if their teen has been sexually active, or using drugs or alcohol, and not being able to tell them, because I did not have the teen's permission.
As you can imagine, this can be very upsetting to a parent, but it is not because I am trying to hide information from parents.... Continued
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One of the Joys of Being in Pain
November 2010 | Joyce Gottesfeld, MD
There are none...or are there? Childbirth hurts, but then you have a baby, and that’s fantastic. Well worth the pain. But in the delivery room, if I had nickel for every time I heard someone say they would never THAT again, and then they come back for more, well, I could probably retire.
Which is why, after... Continued
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Bullying and Suicide
October 2010 | Mark Groshek, MD
I have been thinking a lot about bullying recently. We have been bombarded by the recent news of teens killing themselves, after being bullied and harassed for being gay, or being thought gay by other teens. I have been encouraged to hear of schools, legislatures, foundations and individuals around the country that are trying to make changes to prevent these tragedies from occurring... Continued
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One of the Joys of New Motherhood
October 2010 | Joyce Gottesfeld, MD
The last couple of days I was the “post-partum” doctor: each day, one of us Kaiser docs is in charge of all the post-partum patients at the hospital. This is a really fun job because you get to see all the newborn babies, all wrapped up like burritos, snuggled up and cute.
The parents have just survived the first night, and maybe it was hard,... Continued
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Weight Loss Pills, Should We Give Up?
October 2010 | William "Troy" Donahoo, MD
…but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should(Dr Ian Malcolm in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park).
I was at “The Obesity Society” meeting this week, and with some of the new research being presented as well as some other news in the field of obesity, I began to wonder if the above quote is now... Continued
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We Need More Happy Endings
October 2010 | Joyce Gottesfeld, MD
It's October - Breast Cancer Awareness month. It got off to a great start here in Denver, with what will likely be the largest Race for the Cure in the country. I ran it this weekend with my 9-year-old daughter and two other mother-daughter pairs. Now that is an amazing experience, to share that with your daughter. We had a great time. It's hard not... Continued
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One of the Joys of Being a Woman
September 2010 | Joyce Gottesfeld, MD
I always tell my daughters its better to be a girl than a boy. Girls get to have babies, for example. Girls are usually potty-trained sooner. Girls don’t throw things quite as often as boys (but when they do, they mean it). Girls like to talk things out, boys are comfortable “taking it outside.” Everyone knows girls remember the details of... Continued
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Willpower
September 2010 | William "Troy" Donahoo, MD
I still remember a patient from almost 20 years ago who struggled with her weight and diet and identified her Monday morning meeting with doughnuts and bagels (and fruit) as a particularly difficult time. She would spend all weekend psyching herself up, she would eat an appropriate breakfast on Monday morning so she was not hungry, then she would spend all Monday morning at the meeting... Continued
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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...unless its Chlamydia
December 2010 | Joyce Gottesfeld, MD