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Treating UTI, CAP in Kids: What's New A quick summary of the latest research on antibiotic choice in treatment of common infections in children.
May 29, 2020
ACIP 2020 Child/Teen Immunization Schedule: The Highlights A quick tour of key changes in the 2020 ACIP child/adolescent immunization schedule.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 04, 2020
5 Best of 2019: Most-Read Pediatrics Viewpoints Dr William Basco begins 2020 by reviewing the most widely read and commented upon Viewpoint columns on Medscape Pediatrics in 2019.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 21, 2020
Rising Suicide in Kids: Strategies for Primary Care Primary care pediatric providers are deluged with kids with a wide range of mental health issues. Suicide is the scariest possible outcome.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 22, 2019
Helping Teens Recover Faster Post Concussion For the first time, a randomized trial has found that exercise--albeit carefully controlled exercise--can speed recovery from a concussion.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 16, 2019
How to Gain 2 Pounds in 2 Weeks A recent crossover design study examined the effects of two very different diets--with equally disparate results.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 26, 2019
Gastric Bypass in Teens Improves Health Dramatically A long-term study comparing outcomes in teens and adults treated with gastric bypass surgery provides more support for the procedure.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 13, 2019
Is It Time to Give Up on Vitamin D Supplementation in Infancy? Yet another study casts doubts about the benefit of vitamin D supplementation -- even at high doses -- in infancy. Is it time to move on?
Experts And Viewpoints, September 06, 2019
When Teens With ADHD Start Driving Recent research examines crashes and moving violations among teens with and without ADHD -- with some sobering results.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 13, 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, August 06, 2019
HPV Vaccination Rates: The One Factor That Moves the Needle Recent data from the National Immunization Survey spell out a clear strategy to improve HPV vaccination rates in teenagers.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 31, 2019
Air Quality Matters -- At Least for Kids With Asthma Paying attention to air quality indices may provide one more tool to better manage kids with asthma.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 24, 2019
Where Are Teens Getting Opioids From? A recent study conducted in both teens and their parents uncovered some unnerving facts about knowledge of and access to opioids.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 26, 2019
Meningococcal Disease: The Good News and the Bad News Are college students really at higher risk for infection with meningococcal serogroup B?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 07, 2019
Can HPV Vaccination Provide Herd Protection? Can improved pickup of the HPV vaccine provide protection even to those who are unvaccinated? A new study says yes.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 20, 2019
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 29, 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 22, 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 15, 2019
A 'Cure' for Peanut Allergy? The groundbreaking study of oral desensitization to peanuts is promising, but questions remain.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 01, 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 22, 2019

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