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) – Pregnant women and pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should be treated with biological therapy to induce and maintain remission, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with chronic uveitis, adalimumab appears more effective than infliximab in maintaining remission, according to a small cohort study by Italian investigators.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Standard echocardiography will confirm or exclude a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in most children, without the need for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), clinicians from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Skeletal surveys are often critical to the diagnosis of physical abuse in children, researchers report in the December 13th online issue of Pediatrics.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new test makes feasible the early detection of Turner syndrome, according to a report in the December 8 issue of The Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In boys with nonpalpable cryptorchidism, performing ultrasound before surgery to localize the testes is not necessary and shouldn’t be done, two urologists from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with acute migraine who find sumatriptan ineffective may have a better response to rizatriptan, according to a study reported in Cephalalgia online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For women of normal weight or moderate overweight who develop gestational diabetes late in pregnancy, treatment with metformin may be a suitable alternative…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis indicate that moderate doses of inhaled corticosteroids do not have any clinically relevant advantage over low doses in children…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants, those treated with oral ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus have higher rates of closure than…
