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Don’t Go

By Dr. Rob : August 12, 2010

Folks, this video appeared at the MetroWest Medical Center web site today. You have to watch it to believe it. No, check that: I’ve seen it several times now and I still don’t believe it. If, God-forbid, you find yourself in a true emergency, you should not care how long you will wait in the [...]

Feeding Your Baby Part II: Six to Twelve Months

By Dr. Rob : September 10, 2009

Here’s a shocking fact: There was a time in the not-so-distant past when there was no such thing as baby food. Once upon a time, babies ate…well, food! Parents cooked vegetables and fruits, strained them by hand, and served them fresh to babies. The History The revolution in baby-feeding began in the early part of [...]

Feeding Your Baby Part I: Starting The Baby on Solid Food

By Dr. Rob : September 10, 2009

How is feeding a baby like football? Woody Hayes, who coached the Ohio State Buckeyes for many years, was famous for running the football; He hated the forward pass. Hayes used to say “three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad (i.e., there could be an incompletion or [...]

A Pediatrician’s Dirty Little Secrets – Part 4

By Dr. Rob : September 8, 2009

This is the fourth in a series of articles that reveal what I refer to as ‘dirty little secrets’ about pediatrics in today’s world. The title is a joke, of course: there is neither anything dirty nor secret about the stories. I refer to them as secrets because if these stories circulated widely throughout the [...]

A Pediatrician’s Dirty Little Secrets – Part 3

By Dr. Rob : September 8, 2009

This is the third in a series of articles that reveal what I refer to as ‘dirty little secrets’ about pediatrics in today’s world. The title is a joke, of course: there is neither anything dirty nor secret about the stories. I refer to them as secrets because if these stories circulated widely throughout the [...]