Opinion

Is it time to unionize?
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Most of us are employees now. We need to finally accept that role and begin acting like employees working under stressful and unhealthy conditions...
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Pediatric vaccination rates have failed to recover
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Over the last half century we have produced several generations of parents who have little knowledge and certainly no personal experience with a...
Opinion

The dark side of online mom groups
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
When it comes to subjects in which there is no one best answer, the relative anonymity of the Internet provides cover for language that can be...
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Physicians and your staffs: Be nice
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
If there is a low-hanging fruit in the customer service orchard it is one person at a time deciding to behave in a civil manner toward fellow...
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The tale of two scenarios of gender dysphoria
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
One size does not fit all for gender-dysphoric children and certainly their care should not be dictated by a politically influenced entity.
Opinion

Do scare tactics work?
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
As we craft our messaging have we thought enough about the potential side effects of our attempts at scaring the public into following our...
Opinion

Where a child eats breakfast is important
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
“Skipping breakfast and eating breakfast out of the home were linked to greater odds of psychosocial behavioral problems than eating breakfast at...
Opinion

How much do we really know about gender dysphoria?
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
My sense is that the general population perceives an increase in the prevalence of gender dysphoria; neither of two studies on this issue answers...
Opinion

Growing pains? ... Rubbish
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Investigators who did a literature review on the topic determined that clinicians “should be wary of relying on the diagnosis to direct treatment...
Opinion

Good news, bad news
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Anecdotal evidence about weight gain and a decline in fitness point to the conclusion that when children are no longer in school, they settle into...
Opinion

Our role in preventing postpartum depression
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Simply making postpartum depression screening our own professional priority can save lives, ease suffering, and improve postpartum outcomes.
Opinion

Recommendations on breastfeeding: A case of too much information
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
If the American Academy of Pediatrics had chosen to release a separate statement simply supporting mothers who chose to nurse longer than a year,...
Opinion

Caring for the young elite athlete
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
When faced with patients who are clearly on the elite sport pathway, our goal is to protect their health – both physical and mental.
Opinion

Moderate activity versus sweat equity
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
This study should not prompt us to throw up our hands and toss out the current recommendations of an hour of moderate activity.
Opinion

The power of napping
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
As a child approaches the 6-month milestone, napping is a topic ripe for well-considered anticipatory guidance.