Pediatrics Experts & Viewpoints

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.
Commentary, 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.
Commentary, 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.
Commentary, February 2010
Physicians Are Talking About: You've Got Mail -- and More Is on the Way Why are physicians so reluctant to use email to communicate with their patients?
Commentary, 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.
Commentary, 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.
Commentary, January 2010
Extended Combined Oral Contraceptives: Do They Work? Patients need to know what to expect so that they don't quit taking oral contraceptive pills prematurely.
Viewpoint, January 2010
How Does Exposure to Violence Affect Children? Is it really any worse than what these kids see at the movies or play-act in their video games?
Ask the Expert, January 2010
Efficacy of Antidepressant Medication vs Placebo Increases With Severity of Depression A recent meta-analysis suggests that antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective in mild or moderate depression.
Viewpoint, 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.
Commentary, January 2010

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