Rick MacDonald MD    

@Kidsdoc1Rick

Sleep deprived paediatrician; Can’t I’m on call; Just add it to my list; grad; Dad and husband.

    
Joined October 2016

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    Nothing can make you feel joyously young at heart again one minute then decrepitly old the next than visiting your son in college!

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  2. There are days in the hospital when you ask for a 3cc syringe with a slip tip and chaos ensues. Then there are days when 24 people come together and help seamlessly transport a critically ill pt on ECMO to the CT suite. Amazing.👏

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  3. Jan 4

    Probiotics do not help children recover faster or better than placebo

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  5. Jan 2

    These "Sesame Street" characters are helping refugee children learn how to play again ❤️😭

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  7. Bullying kids on-line for a lost hockey game who represent your country and work their tails off, missing out on holidays and things that other teens take for granted is evil and wrong. Grow up people. Thanks for your commitment . So proud of you! 🇨🇦

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  8. Let your kids tell us what’s wrong . Many times it’s a little different from what you think!

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  9. Jan 3

    This is the best onesie I have ever seen

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  10. Just spent 15 hrs over last 3 days playing Mario on Nintendo Switch ( my gift from 2 yrs ago- just opened). Now having guilt pangs as I tell kids to limit their screen time to 2 hrs.😬(Anyone know how to beat this boss?)

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  11. Jan 3

    In 2019, we urge parents to make a new years resolution to vaccinate their children. A full list of recommended vaccines and links for additional information can be found at

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  12. Jan 2

    The original fraudulent and retracted ‘study’ by Wakefield that originally made up the non existent link between MMR vaccine & autism was a case series of only TWELVE children! and people still believe vaccines cause autism. Will 1 million kids be enough?

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  13. And neither are nonspecific red “bumps”!

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  14. Finally a backpack that can carry all my crap!!

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  15. Jan 1

    For those who missed it, the from this year's won the award for Most Outstanding Float Design and Dramatic Impact. It honored 43 organ and tissue donors. So wonderful to see donors and their families recognized as the heroes that they are!

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  16. Grumpy surgeon across the hall at it again. 🙄. This time took pictures of kids playing in the hall and sent them to management who have been supportive. Doing what we can but kids are kids. Any ideas my tweeps?

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  17. BUST A MOVE: Toronto ramp agent Jahmaul Allen saw a little girl upset on a flight and knew just what to do – breaking out some dance moves that put a smile on her face and had the entire flight erupting in approval. reports.

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  18. My bike is my psychiatrist

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  19. Jan 1

    I try to remind parents to start with a SMALL bite out of the 5210 apple: 5:Aim for 5 fruits & veggies a day 2:Keep recreational screen time to 2 hours a day 1:Include at least 1 hour of ACTIVE (physical) play a day 0:move towards ZERO sweetened beverages a day (juice/soda)

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  20. Vaping/Juuling has increased 10% among teens within a year. I have referred teens for addiction counseling as young as 15. So yes teen vaping is epidemic and like cigarettes will be a significant health “threat”.

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  21. If your kids are smoking , might want to show them this.🤭

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