Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: June 6, 2022
The two individual risk factors in childhood that appear to be the most potent in adulthood, obesity and smoking, are also the most frustrating for...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: June 2, 2022
The good news is that teenagers are still listening to us, although they are increasingly more interested in what their peers and the rest of the w...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: May 25, 2022
So it appears that the first-generation offspring’s gametes and hence, the third generation, was being exposed in utero to something generated by t...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: May 10, 2022
The one study reviewed showed a reduction in tracheal intubation in infants who had received tactile stimulation.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: April 28, 2022
Anxiety happens and unfortunately so do anxiety disorders. We need to be doing a better job of acknowledging and responding to these two realities....
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: April 14, 2022
The pediatrician’s office conversation that ensues could include the provider’s observations that weight is just one measure of health and in fact ...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: April 1, 2022
In my experience, too many physicians forget to include a generous list of “can do’s” in their visit closing discussions.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: March 18, 2022
This may be yet another instance of when the crafty COVID-19 has moved with a pace that will make an under–age-5 vaccine of relatively little value...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: March 8, 2022
Not every family is repairable, at least on a time schedule that is compatible with the emotional and health needs of the children.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: February 28, 2022
The art of saying “I don’t know” boils down to what you say after the “but” and how you say it. As long as you have offered a plan to find the answ...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: February 3, 2022
The absence of a laboratory test that can determine when a person is impaired by marijuana has made life difficult for law enforcement officers acc...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: January 21, 2022
Most smart children may be born that way, but there are always opportunities for improvement, and our patients and their parents need to believe th...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: January 12, 2022
If the truth isn’t convincing the [vaccine] resistors, then the obvious choice is consequences.
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: January 12, 2022
With the pandemic, a sense of urgency has thrust onto the world stage opinions that in the past might have been quietly held theories based on prel...
Opinion
- Author:
- William G. Wilkoff, MD
Publish date: December 27, 2021
It seems to me a thorough and sensitively done mental health evaluation might minimize the collateral damage from some gender-affirming care and at...
