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AMA Supports Latest Healthcare Reform Legislation With Reservations
Medscape Medical News, March 19, 2010
"Medical Home" Concept for Medically Fragile Children Significantly Decreases ED Visits
Medscape Medical News, March 19, 2010
Common-Sense Behaviors Can Reduce Household Transmission of H1N1 Virus
Medscape Medical News, March 19, 2010
Alert WHO, UNICEF Suspend Use of Shantha Bio's Vaccine: Report
Reuters Health Information, March 18, 2010

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Long-Acting Beta-Agonists and Asthma: Cutting Through the Confusion Surrounding FDA Recommendations
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, March 17, 2010
Pediatricians' Attitudes About Screening Newborns for Infectious Diseases
Maternal and Child Health Journal, March 17, 2010

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Herpes Simplex Viruses: Slideshow
March 2010
Can't Miss Critical Findings on Plain Chest Radiography: Slideshow
March 2010
CDC Commentary: Healthcare-Associated Infections -- A Continuing Threat to Public Health In this video commentary from the CDC, Denise Cardo, MD, describes how evidence-based guidelines must be translated into practice to eliminate HAIs.
March 2010
Pediatric Stroke: Causes and Management Recent evidence suggests that stroke in children is more common than previously thought. Dr. Mark Alberts shares his thoughts on several studies exploring etiologies and management of pediatric stroke.
Alberts on Neurology, March 2010
Psychotropic Therapy in Suicidal Adolescents: Effective in Reducing Readmission? In this video blog, Dr. Robert L. Findling comments on a recent study in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy exploring whether pharmacologic interventions used to stabilize suicidal adolescents are effective in reducing hospital readmission.
Findling on Psychiatry, March 2010
CDC Commentary: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -- Considerations for Care Learn about a project that resulted in comprehensive clinical care considerations to assist health professionals in caring for those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
March 2010
CVD: A Major Complication of Pediatric Renal Transplantation CVD is a significant complication in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses disturbing results of a study in which mortality among these patients was exceedingly high.
Shapiro on Transplantation, February 2010
Coronary Stents in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Could coronary stents serve as palliative therapy for pediatric heart transplant patients with CAD? Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a study that suggests this as a viable strategy.
Shapiro on Transplantation, February 2010
A Spoonful of Medicine? Mary Poppins Can Be Dangerous Sandra Fryhofer, MD, advises patients to use kitchen spoons for chicken soup, and measure your medicines accurately.
Medicine Matters, February 2010
Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) -- Important for Patients on Antiretrovirals? Identifying high-risk, nonadherent HIV patients may be much more important than considering DOT for all patients on HAART. Paul E. Sax, MD, comments in this video blog.
Sax on HIV/AIDS, February 2010
A Hospital Field Trip for the US Congress In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall suggests that clinicians invite their senators and congressmen to their hospitals to get a first-hand view of what needs fixing in the US healthcare system.
Marshall on Oncology, February 2010
CDC Commentary: Role for Clinicians in the Prevention of HIV In this video commentary, Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, outlines 3 simple steps to ensure that HIV prevention is incorporated into everyday clinical practice.
February 2010
Anemia and Heart Failure -- Patients UNITE and Insist on Work-Up Ileana Pina discusses a study in which patients with heart failure reported worse health status with lower hemoglobin levels. The anemia may be treatable, so perform a work-up.
Pi�a on Cardiology, January 2010
CDC Commentary: Pertussis -- Recognition and Treatment Are you up-to-date on the recognition and treatment of pertussis? Thomas Clark, MD, MPH, offers the latest for clinicians in this video blog from the CDC.
January 2010
Typical Fractures Seen in Children: Slideshow
March 2010
Common Rashes Not to Miss: Slideshow
February 2010
Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Slideshow
November 2009

Commentary and Interviews

The Toll of Pandemic Influenza
Viewpoint, March 2010
Physicians Are Talking About: The Culture of Defensive Medicine
Commentary, March 2010
Antipsychotic Use in Youth
Commentary, March 2010
Long-Acting Beta-Agonists and Asthma: Cutting Through the Confusion Surrounding FDA Recommendations
Commentary, March 2010

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