Podcast Pediatricians

Special Double Bonus Episode! The boys move downward to finish this PenisPalooza. Glowing Scrotal Christmas Ornaments, , Bozo is dead!, Cryptorchidism, the SCARY testicle Story, Virgil Livers and testicular fractures, YES they retract & shrink, Teen Addictions:Juuling & Fortnite , New Jersey Bag o’ Worms, Jocelyn Elders vs Clinton revisited,  Orchiodometer Necklace,  The Tooth Fairy, Wonde...

Rob and Matt tackle all things Penis in Pediatrics. Circumcisions A-to-Z: methods, advantages, complications, and controversies. Pediatricians should know PrEP!, Macaroons and Matzah, Privates/WeeWees and the Tinkler, The Icelandic Penis Museum & Circumcision Ban, Care of the uncircumcised penis plus Balanoposthitis & Paraphimosis. The SNL Royal Deluxe Bris, Dante!, Matt’s Jersey Condom Mo...

Matt and Rob cover everything Pets & Pediatrics. Dogs (and sometimes Cats) help our Mind, Body, and Soul. We also sing. A lot. Emotional Support Pets, Direwolves, Patti Page, Cat Scratch Fever, Cat and Dog bites, Rabies and Zoonoses, Best Breeds for kids, Cartoon Animals & Theme Songs, South Jersey cat tossing, Labrador Retrievers vs English Springer Spaniels, AND The Red Baron. Arrivederc...

Rob and Matt cover everything Influenza: the historic 2018 Flu epidemic, why Flu shots for kids. Flu testing controversies, Human Head transplants, Tamiflu pros and cons, Flu complications and deaths, Ted Williams, Our Eyewitness Accounts of EAGLES Super Bowl & Parade, Merrill Reese & Jason Kelce, AND we welcome our first sponsor –  Triage 4 Pediatrics. Coming up next:  Privates and...

Matt and Rob discuss pediatric fat shaming: EVERYONE is guilty. Yes – you can be happy & healthy AND overweight. Mallomars! Little Lotta, BMI as a tool is not good, Pediatric Office Food Prescription Programs, pediatric care givers comments/growth charts CAN trigger anorexia, draining pus still requires some antibiotics too, Will Amoxicillin soon be out as first line for Otitis in older...

Do hospital Baby Friendly policies with its perceived Perinatal Nurse Gag Orders Increase Sad Mommies? The Goddess Myth & The Notorious RBG. Matt & Rob explore depression screening for moms at well baby visits, Fixing or Ending Fraternities, High infant/maternal mortality in the “good” old days, and how college mental health services suck. Oh, and Fly Eagles Fly!   References PP2 022...

Rob and Matt on a mission to save Baby Frenulums. Jersey French Kissing, The CDC Banned 7, All-Purpose Nipple Ointment, Laser Dentists, Lactation Consultants, Gentian Violet, and Oh Oh Candida. Up Next – Baby Friendly, Sad Mommy & Frats Frenotomy Epidemic References 2 PP2 021 Attachments Frenotomy Epidemic References PP2 021 (36 kB) Frenotomy Epidemic References PP2 021 (35 kB) Frenotomy Epide...

Matt and Rob go deep nose diving for blood. Plus, legalizing recreational marijuana for adults is horrible for kids and teens. Rob and Matt’s childhood fistfights, Delicious New Baby Smell, Yoga Nasal Poses,  the Nasal Cycle, Long Island & Mainline Nose Jobs, Drs. Kiesselbach/Little/Woodruff ALL DEAD,  Nosy Mr. Parker, Nose Picking & Rhinotillexomania, Cheech and Chong‘s Nasal Foreign Bodi...

Our First Short Shot: TOYS! – Hall of Famers, NEVER Wake Daddy, Matt’s Mystery Dates, Rob’s NU Barbie, Fit Pregnancy Magazine, Weebles vs. Little People, Matt’s extensive Animal Figurine Collection, SCRATCH coding for kids, Middle School Twister, Slinky! & Yahtzee!, Gunfight at the OK Corral,  Mr (not Mrs) Potato Head, Booby Trap vs Kerplunk, and the sweet sweet smell of Cap Guns.       ...

Season 2!  Rob and Matt Bark through Scary Croup, Jersey Devil Piney Power and SpaghettiOs. The Parinfluenza Virus, steroid controversies, kindergarten straws, Russian Diphtheria, Bewitched & That Girl, Croup Tents, Thumbnails versus Steeples, Springsteen and the Black Dog Jersey Brigands, and, once again, we salute the miracle of vaccines. Podcastpediatricians.com Coming Up:  short shot TOYS...

Matt and Rob revisit Season 1 with updates & listener feedback. Plus, we sing. Kardashian placentas, school start times, infant room sharing, Toulouse, green juice, dissing Delaware, Pharma’s Lord Voldemort, Pinworms, The Anxiety Epidemic & Smart Phones, Plant Milks stunts growth?, Spider Pig, Autism & Potty Training, curing peanut allergies, Bruce and Billy, steroids for pain, PANS &a...

Rob & Matt finish Hot Topic Pearls. We BOTH do not support the AAP child lipid screening recs AND love stool for calprotectin.  Plus, Nauseous Anxiety, POTS, Infant GE reflux meds/PPIs, apple cider vinegar, Matt’s Butterbeer rant, Rob vs legal pot, Riboflavin for migraines, Accupuncture, The Great Movie Ride RIP, Matt’s formula rule, Jerry Lewis, CMV screening, Minnie Vans, Duane & Brown o...

Matt and Rob share pearls from July’s Hot Topics in Pediatrics 2017 in Disney World. A Cornucopia of Random Pediatric Topics:  Meningococcal type B vaccine, Office toddler vision screening, non-vaxxers, phantom fevers, teen tampon troubles, fluoride varnish, the Bachelorette, C-Sections in Brazil, the 80/90 earbud rule, physician malpractice and suicides, the ugly bug ball, sickle cell trait in NC...

Rob and Matt finish off Strep AND salute Billy on the Street.   The Testicle Story, Strep Ani, PANDAS, PFAPA, ADEM, the Mysterious Strep Carrier State, and Teen Code Words.  Plus, Peri-tonsillar Abscesses, Rapid Streps & the Elfman, Blood Agar plates AND those 10 seconds of stupid!  Props to This is Us, Aziz, Modern Love & Radiolab.  Remember, Saving Medicaid Saves kids!!  Be back soon wit...

The Group A Strep deep dive with extreme Rob/Matt tangents.  Jersey Syphilis, pus forming berry ice cream, GAS -don’t blame the dog, JHensen & AMozart, S.Furst RIP, The Big Hero Six Fist Bump, NO bedroom smart phones, CULTURE before treatment!, Fusibacterium Necrophorum, Scarlet Fever, Thomas Sydenham, Don Quixote, Andy Warhol/Jamie Wyeth and the Portrait of Helen Taussig, the Velveteen...

All Things Earwax:  Genetics – Wet vs Dry, the Q-tip child Injury epidemic, Earwax Aphrodisiacs, Frankincense, Matt gets WOKE and Claps Back, JAS III, Ear Candling AWFUL, the Super Soaker Max-D 5000 ear cleanse, ear thermometers, blaming dad, Main Line balsamic vinegar ear drops, ear exam ergonomics and MORE.  Rob and Matt take a deep dive into our nemesis, Cerumen, and explore when to leave...

Direct To Consumer Pediatric Telemedicine is #$X&@ terrible (adult oriented urgent care center for kids are not much better). Antibiotics for everyone – antibiotic stewardship destroyed.  Rob and Matt expose the fallacy of quality care by phone or video for children AND highlight the absurdity and dangers of diagnosing ear infections, lung disease, strep, abdominal pain and urine infections by...

Feeding infants peanut products early to PREVENT allergies, Hating Elmo, PP culinary skills, La Bamba, Amish nose sprays, Beanie Babies, BB & B!, allergy meds and much more…..  Rob and Matt discuss the new guidelines for introducing peanut products to young infants to prevent peanut allergies. We also discuss pets and allergies, the demise of Hahnemann/MCP, and finish off allergic rhinitis dis...

ALL things Allergy – Clucks, King Richard III, the allergic salute, ENTS are NOT allergists, cockroaches and Father/Rabbi Matt and the Sound of Music.               We go all in on Allergic Rhinitis ,from Ancient Egypt and Rome to the birth of modern immunology. We discuss common allergens and common physical findings in children. We debate the usefulness of allergy testing and, yes, reveal...

Smart phone integrated infant monitors with Pulsoximetry are actually DUMB, with real potential for harm. Matt and Rob finish off PooPalooza with constipation treatments –  cleanouts to cure, from enemas to MiraLAX to Ex-Lax. Beware the vacation relapse!  Potty training and a salute to Rachel Bloom. We support Medicaid and CHIP for kids (less so Ponch and Ernie Douglas) PP 008 Pulsox PooPalo...

Is MiraLax safe? The many faces of constipation, The Bristol Scale, Mr Hanky, encopresis, rectal exams, abdominal x-rays, and The Cheese Grandma! Rob and Matt continue to explore the dark mysteries of the colon. We start by addressing the current controversy of the constipation treatment standby, Miralax. Is this a miracle of a med or a risk to children?   Should we “dump” it? We chat...

PooPalooza begins! Newborn and Infant BMs, constipation, the mystery of Elvis’s bowels, why poop stinks, a salute to Journalism, the Mutter Museum and Lincoln Logs. Rob and Matt cover poop from soup to nuts, The names, the colors, the smells, and the constipation epidemic,  How the colon works,  problems with bowel movements and our deep dive into constipation starting with infants. Journali...

Comparing Cow milk to plant based milk-like beverages, ugly cow A2 milk, does low-fat milk cause weight gain, cheese whiz, and our annual PP Oscars wrap-up. Rob and Matt explore all things milk and answer your burning milk based questions.  Should the word milk even be used for a plant based beverages?  Just how nutritious are these soy, almond, coconut and cashew plant based milk substitutes?  Wh...

Rob RANTS about Big Pharma and Mylan, sellers of epipen, and reveals the shocking connection between Alexander Hamilton and Jane Austen. Plus stitch cutters and anemia, all brought to you by the Republic of Palau! BIG PHARMA has done amazing things led by many dedicated, selfless individuals BUT soaring drug costs coupled with huge BIG PHARMA profits, fueled by direct consumer marketing and ventur...

The 6 Teen Sleep Commandments and High School start times, Matt’s Crocs, preventing eczema, Jon Stewart, and rude doctors and parents, In this episode, we wrap up (for now) our discussion of sleep by covering some topics on many a parent’s Top Ten Frustration list: the sleep pattern of teenagers. Are they really that tired? What is it that is different about teens?  Before we delve into that...