Otitis Media Perspective

• Episode 1: RSV Trends After COVID-19: Back With a Vengeance   Join Drs Forest Arnold and Victoria Statler as they discuss RSV after the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in to hear about an increase in hospitalization rates, surprising seasonal shifts, and more.
  Medscape, May 10, 2023
• Young Children Quickly Outgrow the Need for Ear Tubes Dr Michael Pichichero discusses the timing and necessity of tympanostomy tubes for recurrent otitis media in young children.
  MDedge, February 15, 2023
• Immunity Debt and the Tripledemic Michael Pichichero, MD, discusses how surges in RSV, the flu, and COVID variants can be blamed on immunity debt built up over 2 years of sheltering in place.
  MDedge, December 21, 2022
• Serotypes Not in Vaccines Results in Pneumococcal Disease Michael E. Pichichero, MD, discusses his group's findings examining current pneumococcal stereotypes in children.
  MDedge, August 24, 2022
• Treatment Duration for Acute Otitis Media ― So Many Choices If antibiotics can do the job in 3–5 days, why continue antibiotics beyond 5 days?
  Medscape Pediatrics, February 15, 2022
• The Illustrious Patient — Diseases of Famous People The lives of prominent figures in history were shaped by various diseases.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, February 07, 2022
• The Etiology of Acute Otitis Media in Young Children An uptick in acute otitis media has commenced and likely will continue in an upward trajectory as we emerge from the pandemic into an endemic coronavirus era.
  Medscape Pediatrics, January 12, 2022
• When to Start Solids: Best Practices in Infant Nutrition   The Cribsiders share favorite pearls about infant nutrition.
  The Cribsiders, March 05, 2021
• Acute Pharyngitis: Tips From the Author of the Centor Criteria   Hosts of the popular pediatric podcast The Cribsiders preview their discussion with Dr Robert Centor, creator of 'eponymous' criteria for risk stratification of bacterial pharyngitis.
  The Cribsiders, October 26, 2020
• Malpractice Case: Care Coordination Requires Action, Not Just Words Primary care physicians must sometimes take extra steps to coordinate patient care. Failure to do so could result in trouble.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, September 24, 2019
• The Week That Wasn't: Brain Infection, Plastic Surgery Rates, Memory and Intelligence   Find out about a man who developed an infection in the lining of his brain after cleaning his ears, details on a plastic surgery annual statistics report, and a study suggesting that forgetfulness is a sign of intelligence.
  Medscape, March 22, 2019
• 8 Ways to Compete Successfully With Retail Clinics Primary care patients are often attracted to retail-based clinics, which exist in most urban areas. There are helpful ways that medical practices can keep these patients within their practice.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 19, 2019
• Top Reasons for Primary Care Visits A systematic review uncovers the differences in perspectives among patients and clinicians about the reasons for primary care visits.
  Medscape, February 04, 2019
• Case Challenge: Acute Otitis Media in Children The principles of appropriate management of AOM in children are illustrated by Dr Gordon Sun in these clinical cases.
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 28, 2018
• 5 Best of 2017: Pediatrics Viewpoints Dr William Basco ends the year by reviewing the most widely read and commented-upon pediatric Viewpoint columns on Medscape in 2017.
  Medscape Pediatrics, December 28, 2017
• Predicting Treatment Failure in Kids With AOM From the 'news you can use' department, new evidence suggests which children with AOM will benefit most from antibiotics and which are good candidates for 'watchful waiting.'
  Medscape Pediatrics, November 27, 2017
• Acute Otitis Media in Young Children Today A recent epidemiologic study paints a picture of early childhood AOM in the pneumococcal vaccine era.
  Medscape Pediatrics, November 15, 2017
• When Friends and Family Ambush You for Free Medical Advice Here's how your colleagues try to be genuinely helpful to friends, relatives, and total strangers without overstepping professional boundaries, or gracefully decline without leaving loved ones miffed.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 26, 2017
• Antibiotics for AOM in Kids Under 2: Must We Go Long? A randomized trial answers an important clinical question about the management of acute otitis media in young children.
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 07, 2017
• Antibiotic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting   New guidelines help clinicians apply best antibiotic-prescribing practices in a range of outpatient settings.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 14, 2016