Yearly Archives: 2015

Listener Question Marathon part 2 – PediaCast 335

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Show Notes Description PediaCast ends the year with a bang with questions from listeners throughout the United States and around the world! Join us for part 2 of our end-of-the-year Listener Question Marathon. Topics include sports turf rubber pellets & […]

Listener Question Marathon part 1 – PediaCast 334

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Show Notes Description PediaCast ends the year with a bang with questions from listeners throughout the United States and around the world! Join us for part 1 of our end-of-the-year Listener Question Marathon. Topics include pregnancy spacing, baby sleep, sleeping […]

Family Safety & Healing – PediaCast 333

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Show Notes Description Dr Jennifer Tscholl, Diane Lampkins and Cathy Davis stop by the PediaCast Studio to talk about the important work at The Center For Family Safety and Healing. Hear about the Center’s Where’s The Line? Campaign and discover […]

The Sports Medicine Team – PediaCast 332

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Show Notes Description Guest Host Dr Eric Bowman joins Dr Mike, along with Dr James MacDonald and Athletic Trainer Gail Swisher. Our topic this week is the Sports Medicine Team. Who are the folks who care for your kids on the […]

Talking To Children & Teens About Sex – PediaCast 331

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Show Notes Description Dr Elise Berlan and Dr Wendy Anderson-Willis join Dr Mike in the PediaCast Studio for a discussion on talking with kids and teens about sex. When should these talks begin? What constitutes “THE TALK?” What is the […]

Screen Time, Bullying, Zip Lines – PediaCast 330

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Show Notes Description Join Dr Mike in the PediaCast Studio for another round of News Parents Can Use. This week’s topics include an update on screen time recommendations, gut bacteria & asthma, treating Tourette syndrome, anti-bullying laws, heart disease & […]

The Vaccine War – PediaCast 329

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Show Notes Description New York Times Best-Selling author and investigative journalist, Seth Mnookin, drops by the PediaCast Studio to talk about his latest book on the vaccine-autism controversy. Hear the events that ignited and fuel the anti-vaccine movement. Why are […]

All About MRSA – PediaCast 328

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Show Notes DESCRIPTION Dr Sheldon Kaplan (from Texas Children’s Hospital) and Dr Bill Barson join Dr Mike in the PediaCast Studio to talk about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We discuss the emergence of this pathogen, typical disease symptoms, diagnosis and […]

Scabies, Laughing Gas, Spinach Popsicles – PediaCast 327

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Show Notes DESCRIPTION Join Dr Mike in the PediaCast Studio for more Answers to Listener Questions. This week’s topics include scabies, emotional support during a hospital stay, painful swallowing, nitrous oxide for dental procedures, spinach popsicles & food safety, and […]

Picky Eaters, Joking & Pretending, Engaged Fathers – PediaCast 326

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Show Notes DESCRIPTION Join Dr Mike in the PediaCast Studio for more News Parents Can Use! This week’s topics include picky eaters, happy kids, joking & pretending, antibiotics & juvenile arthritis, involved fathers and vaccine advocacy.  TOPICS Picky Eaters Happy […]