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Assuring Your Child’s Medical Home

Hylton I Lightman MD DCH(SA) FAAP   The death knell for primary care pediatrics in this country may have been sounded with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recent decision to allow pharmacists to administer vaccines…
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The Blessing of Uncertainty

Hylton I Lightman, MD, DCH, FAAP   Uncertainty Noun The state of being uncertain Something that is uncertain or causes one to feel uncertain   Uncertainty is part of life and it most certainly sums up the last…
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Summer 2020 – We have our work cut out for us more than ever before

Hylton I Lightman, MC DCH (SA) FAAP   Summer 2020 has begun following the tumultuous Spring 2020.  We know for sure that uncertainty is here to stay and we need to embrace uncertainty.  Yet we can mitigate with some proper planning. …
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The White Coat

Hylton I Lightman MD DCH (SA) FAAP Symbols.  The ancient world had symbols for fertility, wealth, birth and death.  Today’s world is replete with them.  The blue-and-white wheelchair occupied by a stick figure.  The red circle with…
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Walking and Driving with Caution at All Times

Hylton I Lightman, MD DCH (SA) FAAP About this time last year, our community lost Dr. Richard Friedman A”H after he was struck and killed accidentally by a car early evening on Saturday night.  The anniversary of this tragic event brings…
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LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY – Our Anxious Children

Hylton I Lightman, MD, DCH (SA), FAAP Yesterday’s tragic school shooting in Santa Clarita, California, brings into 20/20 focus that this can be an unsafe world. No wonder why anxiety abounds among children today. Our thoughts and prayers…