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Direct Red – A Direct Look

October 8, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

I think the world has reached its quota of medical memoirs.If you’ve read one, you’ve read them all.Formulaic stories of quirky patients, crises of conscience, awkward med students coming-of-age and overbearing superiors are all too much for me at this stage of my medical career. So why I might have been drawn to Gabriel Weston’s Direct Red – A Surgeon’s View of Her ... Continue Reading about Direct Red – A Direct Look

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Autism Rising

October 5, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 3 minutes

A national survey of parents published in today’s issue of Pediatrics suggests that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is 1 in 91 U.S. children. The study, “The Prevalence of Parent-Reported Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children in the United States, 2007,” draws on data from a survey conducted jointly by the Health Resources and ... Continue Reading about Autism Rising

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Babies, Burps and Breastfeeding – October 1st 2009 in The Woodlands, TX

September 19, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

If you’re in the Houston broadcast area and you’re expecting a baby, be sure to come to Babies, Burps and Breastfeeding: Expert Advice on Newborn Feeding and Digestive Health at the Marriott Waterway in The Woodlands, TX, Thursday October 1st at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30). Look for me and lactation consulant Nancy Hurst RN, PhD, IBCLC to brief the next generation ... Continue Reading about Babies, Burps and Breastfeeding – October 1st 2009 in The Woodlands, TX

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To Unfollow is Human

September 8, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

Recently on Twitter I unfollowed a friend who had become too noisy. Long strings of banal tweets were interfering with those in my stream who had something to say. I launched a tweet reflecting my decision but didn’t disclose the perpetrator. I then received a handful of direct messages reflecting anxious concern (“I hope it wasn’t me”). Interesting, but not ... Continue Reading about To Unfollow is Human

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When Doctors Think Out Loud

September 3, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

I recently had dry erase boards installed in my office exam rooms.I didn’t give it much thought but felt on a whim that it might help with diagrams and things.As it turns out, the result has been dramatic.Parents are crazy about them. Here’s how I use them:  After my history and physical I summarize the 4-5 key points of a child’s story in the upper right part of the ... Continue Reading about When Doctors Think Out Loud

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Wakefield’s Last Stand

August 30, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

In an attempt to save what remains of his ramshackle reputation, Andrew Wakefield took to the airwaves tonight in Dateline’s A Dose of Controversy to pitch his long-disproven theory linking autism to the MMR vaccine. For the unaware, Wakefield’s crafted study published in Lancet in the late 1990’s sparked a worldwide panic over the MMR and its relation to autism. The ... Continue Reading about Wakefield’s Last Stand

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