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) – Infants requiring hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis do not recover any more quickly when chest physiotherapy is performed, as is routine practice in some…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children with acute diarrhea recover more quickly when treated with a hypotonic oral rehydration solution containing zinc and prebiotics than those given standard…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The problem of drooling in children with neurological disorders can be relieved in about half of cases by injections of botulinum toxin into…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children hospitalized with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, or HSP, corticosteroid treatment is associated with a decreased likelihood of several clinically relevant outcomes, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study of Ethiopian communities where azithromycin was distributed widely to prevent the spread of trachoma found that macrolide resistance dropped off…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As soon as 2 years after diagnosis, children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes require increasing doses of insulin — reflecting a more…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children with overactive bladder who have not responded to behavioral therapy and treatment with oxybutynin or tolterodine may be helped by treatment with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is safe for treating kidney stones in children, with no impact on kidney function, prospective study results suggest.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Policy Statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics on recommendations for influenza prevention in children for the 2010-2011 season draws attention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is as effective as the 7-valent vaccine, which it replaces, in protecting against disease caused by the original…
