Dear Compass Pediatrics Family: School closings, containment zones, and quarantines are ramping up. Coronavirus anxiety amongst all of us, from the youngest, who respond to our stress, to the elderly, who are most affected, to those of us in the middle, who feel responsible for the...
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” - Proverbs 17:22 In all his wisdom, Solomon understood the power of good medicine and its effect on the body. For him to state the effect of a joyful heart being good...
On Wednesday, 2/26/2020, I attended a lecture by Mark Denison, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Infectious Disease specialist who is one of the 20 most knowledgeable people in the world regarding coronavirus. There are 19 people who know as much as he does about coronavirus,...
The care of a newborn can be challenging. As you navigate the joy of this new addition to your family, recognizing the effect a baby has on a family and learning how to soften that impact can make life much easier. Reflecting on these early...
As a Pediatrician, I get to see kids of all ages and stages of development. Outside of parental insight and concern, few indications are as helpful as a teacher’s report on a school-aged child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. While each child is unique in...
