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The pediatric hospital I worked at was built out of the old residence compound for the Mexican Ambassador. This is not an absurd transition as many of the hospitals, schools, and orphanages in Port Au...

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Children’s Health Care – The State of Children’s Health Care in the U.S.

More than 9 million children lack health insurance and millions more have inadequate coverage. This means one out of every eight children in the U.S. won’t get the correct healthcare. (2) A child’s...

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Healthcare Issues

Perspectives from living many places in a few short years – Part 3: A few healthcare issues I have noticed Living the life of a nomad for the past three years has exposed me to several healthcare...

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Participatory Medicine in Practice

I was honored to take part in the recent Health 2.0 conference. In the video you’ll meet one of the regular members of our community. Interestingly, I had no idea what she looked like until seeing her...

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Silly Rabbits, it’s for Kids

My son was about six when I got off of sugar and wheat. I saw how great it was for me, so I thought, “What if I could do the same for him?” But how do you tell a six year old: No more sugar? So I used...

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Home is the Heart of Health

I’m sure that you are familiar with the old saying “mom is the heart of the home”.  But let’s take that one step further and bring it into our health conscience world with the new saying of “home is...

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What is Your Pediatrician Reading?

Medscape Pediatrics, a leading source of medical information for physicians (if not the leading source of info for physicians), has released the Medscape Top 10 for in 2011 – this year’s 10 most...

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How Doctors Die – It’s Not Like the Rest of Us, But It Should Be

Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. This surgeon was one...

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HealthTap: From 1 Doctor Answering Questions Online to >10,000 – All in One...

When we started here at DrGreene.com there was just one doc answering questions online. As the years have gone by the amount of health information (all information) has exploded. But even so, there...

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Health Related Apps for Parents

Any parent of multiple children can tell you that keeping track of their family’s medical history can be a challenge!  Every time I am asked for a child’s birthdate, I have to pause and think, let...

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3 Positive Changes for Healthier Hospital Stays

This holiday season we’ve invited some of our favorite Guest Bloggers to share one change they would like to see in 2015. As you can see from this post, these visionaries find it hard to limit their...

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Pop Culture: Watch for Its Influences on Your Health Habits

Pop culture plays an interesting role on our psychological behavior, especially when it comes to the choices that we make. Popular clothing and hairstyles sported by celebrities suddenly become all the...

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Homeopathy

Dr. Greene’s Answer: Homeopathy has a rich and controversial history. It began in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, at a time when medical doctors relied primarily on bloodletting, intestinal purging,...

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On Being a Physician: A day in the life

Over the years we have received numerous requests from high school and university students, who are in the midst of choosing a career, asking what it is like to be a physician. Here is Dr. Greene’s...

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Determining a Doctor’s Qualifications

Dr. Greene’s Answer: Determining a physician’s qualifications is fairly simple. If a doctor does not meet your standards, you can easily eliminate him or her as a candidate and move on. Here are some...

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Guidelines for Finding a New Family Doctor

There was a time when the first question one would ask when looking for a doctor was, “Who is the doctor in the nearest town?” For most people who have the ability to access this Web Site, that is no...

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Interviewing Prospective Doctors

Dr. Greene’s Answer: There was a time when the first question one would ask when looking for a doctor was, “Who is the doctor in the nearest town?” For most people who have the ability to access this...

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Efforts to Provide Healthcare for all Children

Literally millions of children in the United States remain without health insurance. Whether from lack of eligibility or from lack of awareness of eligibility, these children fall between the cracks...

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Benefits and Concerns of Holistic Practioners

Dr. Kathi Kemper, author of The Holistic Pediatrician, has co-authored a new study of the safety of homeopathic and naturopathic treatment of children. As reported in the January 2000 issue of the...

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Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Dr. Greene’s take on inborn errors of metabolism… Some of my most heart-rending experiences as a physician and as a friend have been watching the devastation caused by inborn errors of metabolism. This...

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