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) – Children with egg-induced anaphylaxis can safely receive the influenza vaccine, according to findings published in the January 9th Journal of Allergy and Clinical…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – H1N1 antibody levels remain high in children a year after immunization with a monovalent adjuvanted pandemic swine influenza vaccine, a UK team reports…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hyperprolactinemia is a relatively common cause of secondary amenorrhea in young women with menstruation irregularities, Korean researchers report in a December 19th on-line…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), linezolid is more effective and better tolerated than the gold standard vancomycin, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While respiratory stimulation with caffeine in very preterm infants with apnea of prematurity reduces rates of impairment at 18 months, the benefits are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy started 10 days or more after onset of Kawasaki disease (KD) suppresses inflammation but does not prevent coronary artery lesions,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on the 2010 American Diabetes Association’s definition of prediabetes, the condition is present in over a third of psychiatric inpatients treated with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Parental fear of hypoglycemia probably blunts the potential benefits of continuous glucose monitoring in children with type 1 diabetes, researchers conclude in a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with intestinal failure who are dependent on parenteral nutrition through an indwelling central venous catheter, the use of ethanol locks rather…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While first-void urine specimens have been used traditionally to test for Chlamydia trachomatis, newer DNA detection methods produce reliable results using midstream specimens,…
