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
Dec 14, 20237 min read
Science Doesn't Prove Anything
When I began my #doctorate degree, one of my mentors, Kathryn Osborne, shared that as we start to work through our doctoral programs, we...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 9, 202313 min read
The Moon & its Effect on Us
The Moon has a powerful and magical influence over many aspects of life here on this amazing planet. We don't like to lean into this much...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 6, 202310 min read
Botanicals & Breast Cancer
It seems to me that many #midwives are impacted personally by breast cancer. I am not sure if its because we tend to become a bit...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 27, 202311 min read
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Visiting family over the holidays was quite wonderful, allowed me some self-reflection, and reminded me that I should probably...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 16, 20239 min read
Tight Hip Flexors
These muscles are really catching my attention more recently, maybe because I've been sitting for longer stints at a time driving to...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 12, 20239 min read
Domestic Violence & Abuse
It is a little bit wild to think I haven't written about #domesticviolence before. It is a very intimate discussion for me; one I am...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 12, 20238 min read
Suicide Among Nurses
Every single class I teach, either at the graduate level or within the undergraduate #nursing program, the issue of burn out comes up...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Hot Flashes, Vaginal Dryness, Low Libido
As we age, our ovarian function declines naturally. We produce less estrogen and progesterone, and we stop ovulating. This decline begins...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 9, 20238 min read
Don't Talk About It: What Will the Neighbors Think?
I've shared previously that a few years ago I did a little work with the Mind Body Institute, in which we learned about ancestral cell...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Trichotillomania
When I was in my family nurse practitioner training, women presenting with #trichotillomania was not an uncommon finding. I can't say...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Uterine Fibroids
It isn't clear what initiates these growths in our uterus. Maybe they are the superhero uterine cells that simply overwork themselves,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 1, 202311 min read
Cannabis Use
Cannabis, also called #marijuana, is the third most commonly used psychoactive substance worldwide, after alcohol and tobacco (Gorelick,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 31, 20235 min read
Body Mass Index: Not a Fan
You're probably familiar with the BMI or the body mass index, for which clinicians or even your employer's wellness program or life...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 24, 20236 min read
You are Not Replaceable at Home
My first childbirth experience was really tough and a lot went wrong. My daughter was in the NICU on a ventilator for quite some time. I...
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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 6, 202310 min read
Learning to Check In with Self
Much of my work, it seems, is helping people tune into themselves. We are so busy, so overwhelmed, living in fight-or-flight, that we...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 4, 20234 min read
Endometriosis
One in ten women are impacted by endometriosis ( Zondervan et al., 2018 & Coxon et al., 2018 ), or maybe I should be more clear; more...
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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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