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Who Is Prescribing Opioids for Kids With Headache? Thousands of kids are still being prescribed opioids for headache. A new study looks at when and where this is happening.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
'He Had a Fever at Home' Worried parents bring their infant to the ED, reporting fever. But the baby is now afebrile. How much workup should you do?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
Febrile Infants: Bacterial, Viral, or Both? A study assesses the risk for serious bacterial infections in young febrile infants with and without viral infections.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
A 'Cure' for Peanut Allergy? The groundbreaking study of oral desensitization to peanuts is promising, but questions remain.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
What Treatment Shortens Hospital Stay in NAS? Dr William Basco comments on a study showing that one of the two common neonatal abstinence syndrome treatments leads to a shorter hospital stay.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2019
A Better Way to Deliver Oxygen to Preemies in the NICU? A unique study tested the use of ambient servo-controlled oxygen. Does this method prevent episodes of hypoxemia?
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2019
Late-Onset GBS: Are 10 Days of IV Antibiotics Needed? Even uncomplicated GBS infection in a young infant is a scary infection, a point emphasized by guidelines which call for a prolonged, 10-day course of IV antibiotics. But is that really necessary?
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2019
2019 ACIP Child/Teen Immunization Schedule: Key Changes What are the key changes in the 2019 immunization schedule that you need to know?
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2019
Probiotics Work for Kids With AGE, Right? Not so Fast! Older studies suggested that probiotics were an effective strategy for treating acute gastroenteritis in kids. But now two new randomized trials call that conclusion into serious question.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2019
ADHD and Age: Can a Month Really Matter? Do children born in August really have higher rates of ADHD?
Experts And Viewpoints, January 2019
5 Best of 2018: Pediatrics Viewpoints Dr William Basco begins 2019 by reviewing the most widely read and commented upon Viewpoint columns on Medscape Pediatrics in 2018.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 2019
Invasive Bacterial Infections in Infants: What Bugs Are New? Dr Basco comments on a recent study exploring how invasive bacterial infections in infants have changed over the past few decades.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 2019
Kids With Altered Mental Status: No Diagnosis Is Pretty Common In a single visit, the ability to make a diagnosis, and the yield of diagnostic testing, are both regrettably low.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2018
Gomco or Mogen for Newborn Circumcision: Is One Better? Which device is associated with more post-op complications?
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2018
Is ADHD Really Increasing? Dr William Basco comments on a study of the prevalence of ADHD among children during a 20-year period.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2018
Rituximab for Nephrotic Syndrome in Kids: A Note of Caution Dr William Basco hesitates to recommend an immediate switch to rituximab as a steroid-sparing agent in children with nephrotic syndrome.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
Negative Predictive Value of a CXR in Pediatric Pneumonia Can a negative chest x-ray rule out the need for treatment in a child being evaluated for pneumonia?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Children and Teens Emergency department encounters and hospital admissions for suicide ideation or attempts are increasing.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
How Many Children With Epilepsy Become Drug Resistant? Data from a large cohort in Norway may be useful in counseling parents of children on antiepileptic therapy.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
ADHD Meds: We Finally Know What Predicts Adherence in Kids What are the factors that predict both short-term and long-term adherence to medication therapy for ADHD? And what are the ones that we can influence?
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2018

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