Archive - Unofficial Pediatrics

Nice Aim, Wrong Target: St Augustine on Adderall

Plus: More Trans Madness and the Best Eclipse Essay You Haven't Read

11 hrs ago •

March 2024

Doctors Thinking Badly, An IVF Case Study

Mar 12 •

February 2024

School: For the Birds?

Why A World Full of Perfect Report Cards May Be An Ignorant Place Indeed

Feb 13 •

December 2023

Don't Blame Me for Cardi B

On Old Hollywood and Even Older Antisemitism

Dec 21, 2023 •

For obese kids, the USPSTF recommends diet and exercise; the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends surgery and ozempic

The AAP is, yet again, a failed organization

Published on Sensible Medicine • Dec 18, 2023

The Anxious Generation is Almost Here

On March 26, my new book will offer an analysis of what went wrong for Gen Z, and a plan for setting things right.

Published on After Babel • Dec 11, 2023

November 2023

When Medicine Replaces Miracles: Christmas Classics Meet The Not-So-Great Physician

Plus: Christmas Concert Spectacular!

Nov 21, 2023 •

Are We Allowed To Talk About The Baby Bust?

A Free Speech Warrior Joins the Subterranean Discussion

Nov 1, 2023 •

October 2023

Don’t Miss This One

Important Story at The Free Press on Transgender Treatment Irresponsibility in America

Oct 30, 2023 •

School Time Has Become Screen Time

Parents, Beware: Lockdown May Be Over, But Education Is More Virtual Than Ever

Oct 27, 2023 •

Here are 13 other explanations for the adolescent mental health crisis. None of them work.

Only smartphones and social media can explain why teen depression and loneliness increased internationally after 2010.

Published on Generation Tech • Oct 21, 2023

D5. Why Did Teens' Suicides Increase Sharply from 2008 to 2019?

Much evidence supports the theory that No Child Left Behind and Common Core have caused a surge in young people's anxiety, depression, and suicides.

Published on Play Makes Us Human • Oct 21, 2023

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