Pediatrics Perspective

• 100 Years of Insulin, but Millions Still Without Access  
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 02, 2021
• How to Balance Family Life as an Ob/Gyn How the role of an ob hospitalist integrates caring for obstetric patients while also caring for one's family.
  Medscape Blogs, December 01, 2021
• We Physicians Must Pull Together as a Knowledge Community A new commentary is calling for clinicians to come together ― and notes that "kindness and respect for patients starts with kindness and respect for one another as colleagues."
  Medscape Psychiatry, November 30, 2021
• Omicron: What the Data Really Show   Dr F Perry Wilson summarizes the hard facts about the latest SARS CoV-2 variant, Omicron— transmissibility, pathogenicity, and immune escape potential.
  Medscape, November 29, 2021
• Question the 'Lab Leak' Theory. But Don't Call It a Conspiracy. If there's one thing the pandemic has taught us, labels get in the way of facts and make the truth that much harder to find.
  Knowable Magazine, November 29, 2021
• 25 Great Winter Vacations for Doctors: 2021 We've selected terrific locations where you can have fun, restore your spirits, and make the most of your winter vacation.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 24, 2021
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors For many people, gift-giving can be a time-consuming ordeal. Here are 20 gifts sure to please your favorite physician.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 24, 2021
• How Will We Know When the Pandemic is 'Over'?   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte speaks with William Schaffner, MD, a professor of preventive medicine in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about metrics that could define the end of the pandemic.
  WebMD, November 23, 2021
• Medical Technology Should Keep Patient in Mind While the stethoscope has literally distanced us from patients, it is such an important tool that we no longer think about this distancing.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 23, 2021
• The Life Lessons That Elizabeth Holmes Didn't Learn The epic failure of Theranos reminds us all of the life lessons we should have learned in kindergarten, says Dr Lundberg.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, November 23, 2021
• 5 Things: What the Pandemic Has Made Me Most Thankful For As the year draws to a close, family medicine physician Sophia Tolliver reflects on what she's most grateful for.
  Medscape, November 22, 2021
• HCV Screening in Pregnancy: Casualties in the Quest for Elimination A hepatologist and an obstetrician debate the value of new recommendations to expand HCV screening to all pregnant women.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 22, 2021
• Medscape Malpractice Report 2021 Read about physicians' malpractice experiences and the latest lawsuit trends discovered in our 2021 survey.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 19, 2021
• Overcoming the Pressures of 'Living Your Best Life' What does it mean to truly live your best life? More importantly, how can we accomplish it without feeling anxious or overwhelmed?
  Medscape Blogs, November 19, 2021
• Letting Go: A Life Lesson at Home and at Work When it comes to teaching, sometimes you have to let go. How a father's proud moment becomes a metaphor for his work.
  Medscape Blogs, November 17, 2021
• Dear Patient: An Open Letter on Why I've Been Working Part-time A "part-time" oncologist answers her patient's questions about "what she does all day" when she's not in the office.
  Medscape Blogs, November 16, 2021
• The Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Kids: How Does It Differ?  
  Medscape Internal Medicine, November 12, 2021
• 20 Handy ICD-10 Codes for Thanksgiving and the Holidays The holidays are upon us, and with festivities come injuries. Here are 20 ICD-10 codes physicians should know for possible patient visits.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 12, 2021
• FDA Chief's Take on Child Vaccines, Boosters, and Antivirals   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Janet Woodcock, MD, Acting Commissioner, FDA, about the latest news on vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, who should get a booster shot, and antiviral pills.
  WebMD, November 11, 2021
• The Top 10+ Studies According to Pediatric Hospitalists   Drs Chiu and Berk say these are the top articles in the field of pediatric hospital medicine over the past year; do you agree?
  The Cribsiders, November 10, 2021