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What kind of pediatrician do parents want?

One of my goals in opening Joyful Pediatrics was to make sure I could practice and be the kind of doctor that parents wanted and one that I knew I could be. I commonly ask parents, “What are you looking for in a pediatrician?” By far the most frequent answer is a pediatrician who actually […]

Do Pediatricians Profit from Vaccines? A Doctor Explains the Facts

If I had to pick the piece of misinformation circulating around social media that drives me nuts, it’s that pediatricians are making “big bucks” from giving vaccines. That could not be further from the truth. Like most misinformation, it starts with a kernel of fact that then grows, and becomes exaggerated and twisted to imply […]