Brian Eble, MD, shares his journey into pediatric cardiology, emphasizing the profound impact of teamwork in saving children’s lives. Reflecting on advancements in treating sudden cardiac events, congenital…
Beth A. Vogt, MD discusses Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis (GN), often following strep infections, affects children aged 5-15. Symptoms typically emerge 7-14 days post-infection and include cola-colored urine, edema, hypertension,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A second dose of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) 6 months after the first dose significantly improves response rates in youth infected with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) appears to be safe and effective when used for off-label indications in pediatric patients, according to a report from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anemia of prematurity is associated with poor feeding and weight gain. A new study finds that correcting AOP with packed red blood cell…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients treated in childhood for Hodgkin lymphoma or Wilms tumor are at particularly high risk for developing colorectal cancer at a relatively young…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher thyrotropin levels are associated with an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a report in the May 2012 Obstetrics &…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Daily oxybutynin significantly improves urinary incontinence and flow rate in children with Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS), a Brazilian team reports in the July issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For pediatric influenza, a single inhalation of laninamivir octanoate is as safe and effective as 10 inhalations over five days of zanamivir, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mild and moderate sequelae of Bell’s palsy at 12 months are reduced when prednisolone is given within 72 hours of symptom onset, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding hypertonic saline inhalation to bronchodilator therapy for young children seen in the emergency department with acute wheezing reduces admission rates and lengths…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) prompts weight loss in most severely obese children and adolescents, Saudi Arabian researchers report in an April 16th on-line…
