Aug 23, 2018 | Health & Safety
If you live on the west coast of Florida, I don’t have to tell you about the uncomfortable symptoms associated with exposure to red tide such as itchy and burning eyes, throat irritation and nasal symptoms like congestion, sneezing and itching, and coughing, wheezing...
Apr 17, 2018 | Health & Safety
Words of Wisdom from Dr. Weiss about Antibiotics…the good, the bad, and the ugly. Practicing Pediatric medicine is an exciting, rewarding, and challenging profession. It is also an art form. We are tasked with the health and well being of children in our care,...
Feb 27, 2018 | Health & Safety
The horror of the Parkland High School shooting continues to linger, and maybe even magnify, as we try to find a way to cope with the heightened worry of sending our children to school each day. In the foreground are threats to our local schools causing alerts and...
Feb 2, 2018 | Health & Safety
Want to know what’s keeping us in the office from sun up until well after sundown these days” Many, many (I mean MANY!!!) sick children with flu like symptoms. Some have fever. Others are coughing and sneezing. Still others are vomiting and have...
Jan 22, 2018 | "Ask Dr. Weiss" series, Health & Safety
It seems that every few days, news sources like Good Morning America and others are reporting on the prevalence and severity of this year’s flu. Information and misinformation abound about whether you and your children should get the flu vaccine, and what to do if you...
Dec 20, 2017 | Health & Safety
There’s nothing like the holidays to create a perfect incubator for germs. And nothing like the holidays to create a hero out of a common childhood symptom. We gather together in groups to celebrate with people who may have come from as far away as...
