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Sudden Cardiac Death in Teens: Does Screening Change Anything? Screening to find the few teen athletes with true cardiac disease and high risk for sudden death is like looking for a needle in a haystack, Dr William Basco argues.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2018
Remove a Penicillin Allergy Label: Safe, and Saves Money Children who tested negative for penicillin allergy were able to subsequently tolerate penicillin.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2018
Vitamin D Supplementation and Wheeze in Infants Some studies have suggested that vitamin D supplementation in infancy may not affect wheeze or eczema incidence. But maybe the correct interpretation is that one size does not fit all?
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2018
Methadone or Morphine for NAS? A study sets out to find which treatment is best for neonates exposed to opioids before birth.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2018
CV Effects and Hypoglycemia: Is Propranolol Safe for Infants? A new study examines the safety of propranolol treatment for the most common tumor in children.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2018
Opioid Ingestion in Kids: The Huge Increase in ICU Admissions Will you be surprised at how much this problem has increased in recent years?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2018
The Drugs We Prescribe to Kids: What Has Changed? Some interesting trends in drug prescribing to children showed up in a recent national survey.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2018
ADHD Drugs: Calls to Poison Control Nontherapeutic exposures to ADHD drugs range from inadvertent dosing to attempted suicide.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2018
What Is the Risk for Mortality in an Infant After a BRUE? Is it necessary to admit all infants who experience a BRUE to the hospital for observation?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2018
Digital Media and Kids: Can We Find the Right Dose? Data from this study of childhood flourishing with varying degrees of digital media exposure will be useful when counseling families.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2018
Torticollis: A Consequence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome? The observation that infants with a history of neonatal abstinence syndrome often developed torticollis led to a study of this potential link.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2018
Herpes or Bacterial Infection? Testing and Treating Young Infants Which symptomatic infants should be empirically treated for possible herpes simplex infection? New data help to narrow it down.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2018
Pay Attention to Self-harm: It Is a Precursor to Suicide After nonfatal self-harm, are adolescents and young adults at markedly elevated risk for suicide?
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2018
Stop Looking for Bacterial Infection in Infants With Rhinovirus? Does the presence of rhinovirus in a febrile infant have any bearing on the likelihood of a concomitant bacterial urinary tract or bloodstream infection?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2018
Does Childhood Kidney Disease Lead to Adult ESRD? The long-term risk associated with childhood kidney disease is explored in a population-based study.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2018
Does High-Flow Cannula Oxygen Improve Bronchiolitis Outcomes? A study tested high-flow versus standard cannula in the delivery of oxygen to infants with bronchiolitis.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2018
Does Screening Newborns for Congenital Heart Disease Save Lives? These data might help states get on board with universal pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart disease.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2018
How Many Kids Really Have High Blood Pressure? The normative values for BP have been updated. A new analysis shows that, as a result, more children are classified as having elevated readings.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2018
Inhaled Steroids in Childhood Asthma: Does Dose Matter? Can increasing a child's inhaled corticosteroid dose at the first hint of an asthma attack head off a worsening exacerbation?
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2018
Nocturnal Enuresis in Children: Do Alarm Systems Work? A large review of the efficacy of bell-and-pad alarm systems provides some answers.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2018

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