Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: May 4, 2021
The person whose primary focus is on avoiding any risk often shuts off the process of creative thinking and problem solving.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: April 14, 2021
It turns out that the lifetime earning potential of most pediatric subspecialists falls significantly behind that of general pediatricians.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: April 9, 2021
We can agree that a more active lifestyle that includes spells of vigorous activity is important for weight management.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: March 18, 2021
How should parents, and those of us who advise them, begin to restructure sensible and enforceable guidelines for screen time given the sea change ...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: March 16, 2021
The ability to take daytime naps and reap their cardiometabolic benefits is not just luck but has a significant genetic component, says Dr. William...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: February 24, 2021
In most clinic decisions the patient, pretty much regardless of age, should be a full participant in the process.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: February 24, 2021
Parents, teachers, students, and pediatricians all agree that having children learn in a social, face-to-face environment is critical to their educ...
News
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: February 10, 2021
Dispatching a belly-up goldfish after a month or two is small potatoes compared to putting down a tail-wagging, frisbee-catching, four-footed membe...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: February 4, 2021
Professor Lipton’s take on epigenetics boils down to the notion that our genome should merely be considered a blueprint and not the final determina...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: January 20, 2021
Where are you going to reset the bar as the pandemic lifts and the barriers that have prevented patients from coming to your office over the last y...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: January 14, 2021
There is ample evidence that most vaccine deniers are not going to be convinced by even the most carefully presented information.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: January 12, 2021
Obesity is clearly a societal problem and selectively targeting the victims is not the answer.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: January 6, 2021
I have trouble believing that this dramatic increase in frequency is the result of accumulating genetic damage from Teflon cookware or climate chan...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: December 23, 2020
Regardless of what academic field we are talking about, the title “doctor” has become a term of respect for someone who has spent an unusually long...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: December 22, 2020
Although science continues to be held in esteem in our culture, many scientists have become targets for those citizens who wish to attack authority...
