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) – Oral zinc is not an effective treatment for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children from developed countries, suggest results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) ñ Allergen-specific immune therapy allows children with allergic asthma to reduce their steroid use, a randomized trial has shown. Based on the results, immunotherapy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children and very lean adults who use a 5 mm insulin needle, angling the injection into a pinched skin fold reduces pain…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There’s guidance on the dosing of prophylactic oseltamivir for premature neonates exposed to H1N1 influenza, in a “Brief Report” in the Journal of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bedside ultrasound can reliably diagnose clavicle fractures in children seen in the emergency department, with no more discomfort than radiographs — and without…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A course of intravenous antibiotic therapy lasting no more than 3 days for hospitalized infants with urinary tract infections is just as successful…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who have a clinical response to treatment with the biologic agent abatacept experience a significant improvement…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When children with overactive bladder have a poor response to medical therapy, a course of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) applied to the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Early, prehospital administration of nebulized 5% saline to infants with acute bronchiolitis reduces illness severity significantly without undue side effects, according to the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The quadrivalent measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine is associated with twice as many febrile seizures as same-day vaccination with separate MMR and varicella vaccines, according to…
