by Dr. Craig Burkhart | May 10, 2020 | Fun Reads
Today, we have created a blog celebrating Mother’s Day…using a poem! This is one of my all-time favorite poems, by Billy Collins, that brings a tear to my eye whenever I read it. In a touching and humorous poem, Collins identifies something many children have...
by Dr. Craig Burkhart | May 4, 2020 | Fun Reads
This is a classic poem by Rumi that applies to our experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic. The poem uses analogy to compare the attitude of people who insist that “I am right, and you are wrong,” with people feeling different parts of a whole elephant. Each person...
by Dr. Craig Burkhart | Apr 16, 2020 | Fun Reads
Since this month is National Poetry Month, we thought it would be fun to share an inspirational poem. This is a classic poem by Emily Dickinson describing hope, and we believe it speaks to many of us during these crazy times. Dickinson describes hope as “a thing...
by Dr. Craig Burkhart | Mar 13, 2020 | Telemedicine
To help protect patients and staff from the spread of COVID-19, we have expanded our hours for online visits with Dr. Burkhart. Our online visits allow children and teenagers to be evaluated and get their needed prescriptions without leaving their home. No special...
by Dr. Craig Burkhart | Mar 3, 2020 | Pediatric Dermatology
Natural therapies that work fast When faced with an outbreak of acne, you can turn to several types of natural therapies to help clear your skin as well as the medications noted in the last post. There is good evidence that applying alpha hydroxy acids (glycolic acid,...
by Dr. Craig Burkhart | Mar 2, 2020 | Pediatric Dermatology
Acne can be embarrassing and frustrating at any age and is an extremely common condition. While we normally think of teenagers getting acne, it can start much younger — up to 50% of 10-year old’s and 90% of 18-year old’s in America currently have, or have dealt...