pediatric housecalls Robert R. Jarrett M.D. M.B.A. FAAP

Hello, and welcome to Pediatric House Calls. I am…
A Physician board certified in Pediatric medicine with Clinical experience including caring for infants, children and teens – well these days mostly children and teens up to twenty-one;
An Administrator experienced in top medical management for several national health insurance companies;
An Author of health care manuals, newspaper columns and even children's stories;
A Business Medical Consultant for drug companies, insurance companies and physician practices;
A Veteran of the US Navy in the Vietnam era;
And…
I make House-Calls.

Medical Consent by Children and Teens →

This is a “link post” which, as you know, enables me to provide “sidebar” information to you which I find useful from other sites on the web. Also, as you know, I do not link to sites full of “agendas,” “ads” or monetary gain – no matter how good they are. Today’s link: Medical consent by children for their own care.

Usually, I merely give a sentence intro; BUT this topic does require some background information so don’t click until you’ve read the short info below – it’s not long. Read more →

Follow link to:  Medical Consent by Children and Teens →

Concussion Management and Return to Learn

There is more new medical information about concussion, especially pediatric concussions, in the past 3 years than in the previous 10. We now know that it’s much more complicated and substantial than we used to think and we’re beginning to understand how better to treat children who’ve been injured. It’s explained in this video.

See the video…

Puberty, Acne and Beyond – Most Internet Information Wrong

Teen boy with Acne vulgaris on face

It’s called Acne Vulgaris, and for most children in the throws of the crisis called Puberty the name pretty much sums up how they feel about it. It is the most common skin disease of any and pretty much hits 80% of us at some time or another.

The issue is that our skin has “pilosebaceous units” all over it, made up of a hair Read more →

Mythbusters: Does This Cause Cancer?

"Mythbusters" off air now, myths about causes of cancer

Merely “living life” these days has become something like walking through a mine field just trying to exist and avoid all the known pitfalls to your basic health – UV, asbestos, benzene and on and on.

We just get rid of tobacco and the horses’ proctums weasel in E-Cigaretts through Read more →

Concussions 101, a Primer for Kids and Parents

This video is for kids and parents of kids who have had a concussion and explains in less than a few minutes the three important things to remember if you’ve had a concussion. It’s when that awesome brain of yours gets bumped and thumped around a bit inside your skull and it’s a lot more complicated than the doctors who took care of your grandpa or even your dad had any clue about.

See the video…