By: Dr. Michael Garcia-Roig As pediatric urologists, one of the most common patients we encounter is children with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), and an important consideration in children with a UTI is whether a fever is present. A high fever suggests a kidney infection, also called pyelonephritis, and one of the most common underlying […]
Male infertility refers to a man’s inability to father a child, a problem that affects around 15 percent of couples looking to have children. Of course, sometimes infertility is a personal choice. A vasectomy is a surgical form of birth control that is commonly misunderstood. Let’s debunk some vasectomy myths, especially the one that states […]
By Andrew Kirsch, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.S., Rob Boschen, and Hal Scherz, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.S. It was early in March 2020 that it became clear that major changes were needed in surgical and medical triage in the nation’s hospitals and clinics due to the coronavirus pandemic. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators, essential for the care […]
