[Guest Author] This article on boys and girls are different is the twenty-fifth in a series of guest posts by a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with because of uncannily similar ideas, opinions and experiences… including having a penchant for medical blogging. His URL is up for sale, and I’ve lost track of him, but his content will be here for safe keeping until he wants them back.
A Cross-Species Approach to Medicine Especially when it comes to mental health
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at UCLA Medical School, provides a unique perspective on how human well-being, including mental health, can be improved by insights into animal health.
She works in UCLA’s Division of Cardiology and in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Her medical specialty is cardiac imaging — but her academic passion is the evolutionary connection between human and animal bodies and minds.
In 2012, she co-authored the book Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health, advocating a “One Health” approach to medicine. She founded the Zoobiquity Conferences to bring veterinarians and physicians together for “species-spanning” debates and collaborations.
[Guest Author] This Guest Post on Parenting ADHD, Attention Deficit/hyperactivity, is the twenty-forth in a series of guest posts from a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with over sharing ideas, opinions and experiences; including having a penchant for medical blogging. I’ve already written a whole series of articles on ADHD myself; and even some on ADHD and puberty. But Dr. Barrett has a perspective of his own. I’ve resurrected his content from his vacant and camped on blog; but I’ve needed to add applicable images and occasional updated information/comments (shaded).Read more →
[Guest Author] This article on Frequent Illnesses in Kids is the twenty-third in a series of guest posts from a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with over sharing ideas, opinions and experiences; including having a penchant for medical blogging. His web site is up for sale, and I’ve lost track of him now after COVID, but his content will be here for safe keeping until he wants it back.
[Guest Author] This article on “Why Not Immunize Children” is the twenty-second in a series of guest posts from a pediatrician I’ve never met but have bonded with over sharing ideas, opinions and experiences; including having a penchant for medical blogging. His URL is up for sale, and I’ve lost track of him, but his content will be here for safe keeping until he wants it back. An academic professor, he listened, categorized and understood reluctant parents’ reticence to immunize – and talks about them here.
