Dr. Ison

According to the CDC, two children under age 15 in the U.S. die from drowning every day.

In the summers when I was a kid, we would play a game called “jarts.” The actual “jarts” were heavy metal spikes with plastic wings that we would toss toward a small hula hoop so many yards away.

Sunlight is important. It allows us to manufacture vitamin D in our skin. It helps brighten our mood. Without it, we would not exist on this planet. But other aspects of sunlight are not so benign. Ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun can damage our skin and cause sunburn. Over time, UV light can cause […]

With the arrival of spring and warm weather, children and insects return to the great outdoors. Invariably, some of those insects will bite or sting some of those children.

Every day about seven teenagers age 16-19 in the U.S. die in motor vehicle accidents.

We are in the midst of a particularly nasty flu season. Both children and adults may come down with some (or all) of the symptoms of influenza – fever, chills, sweats, congestion, fatigue, dry cough, and muscle aches.

In 30 years of practice, far too many of Dr. Rick Graebe’s more than 60,000 patient examinations have shared a common trait – a misdiagnosis.

Conspiracy theories abound on the Internet, and a few of these single out immunizations as agents causing harm to children.

T he physician-patient relationship has been referred to as a therapeutic alliance.

Many people in the U.S. are now aware that a number of children have been hospitalized in Kansas City and Chicago with symptoms of a severe respiratory illness.