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) – Two randomized, controlled trials reported in the New England Journal of Medicine for January 22 call into question the use of corticosteroids for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The long-term survival of children with severe aplastic anemia who respond to immunosuppressive therapy with antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine is “excellent, at about…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In most cases of intra-amniotic inflammation leading to preterm birth, bacteria that are undetectable using standard cultures appear to play a causative role,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cow’s milk oral immunotherapy appears to desensitize milk allergic children, a study indicates, although further work is needed to determine optimal dosing and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The increasing prevalence of autism cases in California seen since the 1990s is in large part real, not simply the result of changes…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among spontaneously breathing, very premature infants, surfactant therapy administered within the first hour of life along with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A review of published studies suggests that chorionic villus sampling (CVS) for prenatal diagnosis may be associated with an increased risk of infantile…
Jorge D Reyes, MD, Director of Transplant Program Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, discusses trends in immunosuppression and novel techniques in pediatric transplantation. References and Resources…
Jorge D. Reyes, MD, Director of Transplant Program Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, discusses the innovations of the children’s transplant program that aim to improve patient…
Daniel J. Salchow, MD, Director, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Section, Yale Eye Center, describes surgery and its complications for pediatric cataracts, which is best performed at…
