Infectious Disease

What you need to know about infectious disease Some doctors would tell you that everything is infectious—in some ways, even certain psychiatric diseases are contagious! In medical terms, however, infectious diseases are those illnesses caused by external organisms—including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and some less-common vectors such as fungi and sporozoites. Some of these are easily … Read more

First Year of Life

Is it time to go to the doctor again? Probably As pediatricians, we see children every day—that’s the joy of this profession. Of course, we usually see children when they are sick, but it’s also very important that we see them when they’re healthy. Wellness checks are our main tool to monitor the growth and development … Read more

Experimenting with Drugs

When the symptoms are your own, self-diagnosis via the Internet—or anywhere but a doctor’s office—can lead to inaccurate, worst-case scenarios You may have heard story before, or maybe you yourself have had the misfortune to experience it—your stomach aches, you sense a fever coming and your head hurts. It’s time to go to the doctor, … Read more

Sexual Healing

An important message from Dr. Gradstein about sexually transmitted infections There’s no point in scaring people about Sexually Transmitted Infections, or STIs. Quite honestly, sometimes I tell people who come to
my clinic for an HIV test that they don’t need one, because after listening to their story, I find there is no real exposure. Some … Read more

Ask the doctor: Vaccinate or not?

I’ve recently given birth to my son and now have to think about whether he should be administered the MMR vaccine. There is a movement in the us where parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children because they believe the vaccine causes autism. now because of this, there have been measles outbreaks in California, Delaware and New … Read more