Acne: Healing Skin from Within
As a teenager, I did get the occasional #pimple, sometimes a few at a time, more often across my forehead or down my nose. It seemed I...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 89 min read
Painful Menses in Our Youth: Dysmenorrhea
My oldest daughter, now 30 years-old, started her menses when she was crazy young. She was prepared though, not real bothered by it, nor...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 2810 min read
Otitis Externa: Swimmer's Ear
Oh, I can't believe I haven't written about this before because this little nasty condition plagued my childhood. I remember crying late...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 185 min read
Whey do we need Wasps?
After practicing in Indiana for about twenty-five years - ouch - my husband and I relocated to the Lexington area, which is only a three...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 1711 min read
Anemia in Children
Worldwide, anemia in children is a significant concern, impacting nearly half of all children younger than five years of age (Wang,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 156 min read
Gravitational Insecurity in Children: Sensory Processing Dysfunction
When my youngest was very little, she would scream when she rode in the car seat. We had her evaluated by occupational therapy, as most...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 47 min read
Direct Primary Care: What does that mean?
My beginnings in private practice were from having first been a Nurse-Midwife and if you're at all familiar with midwifery, you may know...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Mar 154 min read
Acne: Inside the New Guidelines
New recommendations by the American Academy of Dermatology were released in February, just two months ago, regarding the conventional...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Mar 114 min read
Frequent Choking? Difficulty Swallowing?
It's interesting to me how often clients will have these sort of annoying little ticks, annoying to them of course - not me, and they...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 157 min read
Adolescents Are My Favorite
It's true; I say this about about every age, but I really, really love caring for the #adolescent client. I think it's because they are...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 1210 min read
Why I Love Caring for the Little Ones
As most of you know, my career started as a nurse in the Obstetrical Intensive Care Unit, and then I worked for a smidge in the Neonatal...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 115 min read
The Cashew Allergy: More Common Concern
One of the things I truly love about family practice is all that I get to learn from my clients. I can't think of a lot more awful than a...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 84 min read
Epididymitis: Most Common Cause of Scrotal Pain
It's not too uncommon to see a man present to the clinic with pain in their scrotum, and it always causes a bit of embarrassment, and of...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 512 min read
Teens & Suicide: Let's Make Safe Space to Talk About It
Suicide rates are increasing across all populations. I talk about this regularly with clients, and in each and every class I teach...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 3110 min read
Antibiotic Resistance is a Real Threat
Retail clinics are controversial in healthcare. Physicians want more control over an industry almost entirely dominated by nurse...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 29, 20238 min read
Fever: Not an Illness
One-third of all pediatric outpatient visits in the United States is for compliant of #fever. Providers throughout primary care, as well...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 11, 20237 min read
Childhood Memories: Understanding Our Resiliency
My memory, I am learning more and more, is not typical in that I can remember my childhood like it was last week. I don't have a few...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 3, 202310 min read
Tourette Syndrome
Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi have more recently announced their struggle with Tourette Syndrome. Lewis Capaldi even shared intimate...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 1, 202310 min read
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
When I was in my post-graduate training, I met a mother who had brought in her two children and a small stack of papers, having spent...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 16, 20237 min read
Gender Fluidity
If understanding my position on #genderidentity issues is important to you, so you can decide if I am a good fit to care for your family,...
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