Baby Doc

11/10/2020

24/09/2020

One of my patients reading my book ‘Danny visits Doctor D’ to her baby brother

19/09/2020

‘To school or not to school’ A webinar hosted by Dainfern Mediwell in which my colleagues and I participated.

Mediwell in collaboration with Life Fourways is extremely excited to host this exciting discussion about the pros, cons, and safety of taking our children back to school.
We will be airing this discussion in 5 bite sized bits on our various media platforms on Saturday, Sunday and Monday evening at 8pm.
Let's get chatting: To School or not to School.

Tune into our first part

https://youtu.be/zU2NQw-YsVk

15/05/2020

30/03/2020

19/03/2020

I have some exciting news to share. My book ‘Danny visits Doctor D’ has now been released. It is an educational picture book for young children. The book teaches children what happens when they visit a doctor. It is available at my consulting rooms at the Life Fourways Hospital or from www.publisher.co.za

04/02/2020

Early warning signs of childhood cancer.

If a child has one of these signs, meaning that they could have cancer, please consult your doctor or nearest clinic.

26/01/2020

Scans of preschoolers' brains show a stark difference in brain development when read to by a parent as compared to when they are playing on screens alone, studies show.

15/12/2019

How did the American Academy of Pediatrics update its 2019 guidelines for diagnosing and treating ADHD in children? See 5 updates to the AAP's ADHD guidelines.

23/11/2019

My inbox gets some interesting action here and there.

Here are some tips that you might consider before sending a message:

1) If your question includes paragraphs of information, it’s probably going to conclude with a question asking for medical advice, which I can’t provide online...so don’t bother asking.

2) If your question includes anything about seeing another doctor for your child’s problem..they saw your child. I’m not going to say anything about whether they were right or wrong. It was their job to see you and make a diagnosis...not mine.

3) If your question is a thinly veiled attempt to convince me in wrong about something...I might read it...but it’s not likely to change my mind. I have opinions...most are pretty well informed. If you change my mind, I’ll let you know. Otherwise, don’t expect a response.

4) If your message is an outright attack, I can usually tell in a few words, and I’m just going to ignore it. I used to lose sleep over ugly stuff I was sent...now I have a hard time staying awake to rea....zzzzzz.

5) If your message includes a question about whether or not your child needs to go to the ER or the doctor for said problem...just go to the ER or doctor...or at least call them. Nothing some random Facebook doctor says should matter if you are truly worried.

So...those are some basic rules to think about before you drop me a line.

They might also be good things to consider before asking the same questions in your friendly moms group...because I will either ignore you or tell you to call a doctor...your moms group will probably recommend 10 different essential oils, a gluten free diet, steroids, antibiotics and a million other random answers...

You know what, the more I think about it, just message me so I can tell you to go see doctor.