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TFC Back to School Extravaganza
Total Family Care kicked off the new school year this fall with the Back-to-School Extravaganza. Replete with fun – face painting, a bounce house and an ice cream truck...

The Case for the Flu Vaccine for Flu Season 2019-2020
Hylton I Lightman MD DCH(SA) FAAP The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all people ages 6+months should receive the flu vaccine...

Back to School – The Pediatrician's Primer
Back to School – The Pediatrician's Primer
Hylton I Lightman, MD, DCH (FAAP), DCH
I love this time of the year. Back-to-School. It engenders warm, fuzzy feelings of optimism and hope as we embark on a new school year with the Jewish…

Back to Basics
Back to Basics
Hylton I Lightman, MD, DCH(SA), FAAP
The Jewish holiday marathon for this season has concluded. Children are back in school. Sukkahs and decorations are coming down and packed away. There’s no reason to discuss the…

YES, GET THE FLU SHOT
It’s everywhere. Your doctor’s office. The work place. It’s staring you in the face.
Here’s why your child (and you...yes parents) should have the flu shot.
The flu is common and unpredictable. And it can cause serious illness and,…

Dr. Hylton I. Lightman is a senior statesman amongst pediatricians, an internationally-recognized authority and diagnostician, a public speaker, expert witness and go-to resource for health issues in the Orthodox Jewish community.