By: Joseph Mechak, MD April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. In that spirit we wanted to provide some basics about Autism, how it is diagnosed, and the pillars of treatment The Basics: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and
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By: Joseph Mechak, MD On February 25, 2022 the CDC made its most recent and most significant change to its mask and COVID mitigation guidance. In short, the CDC is shifting from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to a tiered approach based on community transmission levels and hospitalization rates. The full guidance can be
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By: Dr. Joseph Mechak and Dr. Alexander Gorab This morning the FDA announced a recall on several Abbott/Similac products due to potential contamination. The FDA is advising consumers not to use Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas if: the first two digits of the code are 22 through 37; and the code on the
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By Dr. Joseph Mechak and Dr. Lauren Zohler This month’s blog is a re-post from August 2020 about mental health and the pandemic. We are posting it again because mental health remains a huge concern for our patients and it is a priority for pediatricians everywhere. We are over 2-years into the pandemic and
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