Health Blogs

This may not come from my 7 years of medical training for a career in pediatrics, but after our first big family trip (i.e. it involved an airplane) and being the parents of 3 children, I feel ... Read More »

If you’re pregnant with your first child, no matter how calm you try to be, the thought of actually giving birth may be causing you some anxiety. One of the ways to ease that anxiety is to ... Read More »

I often hear from parents “Why do I need to bring my child in for a physical when I know she is healthy?” And while I understand the thought process (remember, I’m a parent as well,) ... Read More »

It seems obvious that when two people cease to communicate their relationship begins to die. And yet so often I see couples in my office that have simply stopped talking about anything of any ... Read More »

If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet, it’s not too late to grab a few crazy items for your pregnant wife, partner, or best girlfriend. Some of these are fairly personal, so I ... Read More »

I have written many articles about Motherhood and parenting, from the perspective of a female. There is so much in literature about women and children to draw from and I happen to be a mom myself. So ... Read More »

Most sleep-medicine doctors report that their practices are overwhelmingly dominated by women. Reports have shown that almost 3 in 10 women are now using some type of sleep-aide, at least a few ... Read More »

Please watch this clip of Zach Wahls, giving a speech to the Iowa Senate, opposing a House Joint Resolution that would ban gay ... Read More »

According to UCLA psychologist, Thomas Bradbury and graduate student Justin Lavner, there are some measures that may in fact predict the likely success or failure of a marriage. Bradbury and Lavner ... Read More »