by: Cassia Portugal, MD CEO

Head lice are parasitic insects that thrive in sucking blood from a persons’ scalp. They measure approximately 1/10th of an inch, and may come in very light colors (almost translucent), pale yellow, or black. Their eggs (also called nits) are even smaller and can frequently be found attached to the hair shaft near the scalp. Head lice do not have wings, so they cannot fly from one person to another. Instead, they crawl very fast and migrate from one place to another based on the proximity of their next target location.

By Josue H. Cortes, MD, FAAP

As summer approaches and temperatures heat up, we all start thinking about the fun times that we’ll spend with our loved ones.  At First Choice Pediatrics, we also think it is a good time to review, or learn, some safety guidelines that will help to keep us safe while we enjoy this time of the year.

By, Dr. Anca Tomsa, M.D. FAAP    

As a general pediatrician it is my duty not only to actively participate in healing our sick children but also in preventing them from becoming sick, and to help families raise healthy children as they are our future.  It is, therefore, my duty to help educate families and patients in how to live a long and healthy life.

By, Dr. Anca Tomsa, M.D. FAAP    

Eczema or Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory, relapsing condition, causing increased pruritus of the skin.

AD affects primarily children, with onset before 1 to 5 years of age in 65-85% of affected patients respectively with increasing prevalence.

By, Dr. Anca Tomsa, M.D. FAAP

As winter season arrived in Sunny Florida, despite the overall nice and warm weather, almost every day at least one of my patients will come to clinic sick with high fever and chills, runny nose, body aches, headaches, vomiting and will test positive for Flu. We are in full Flu season and every day the Flu vaccine is offered to all of our patients who were not immunized yet against Flu.