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,…
Dr. Danielle Zerr, MD, MPH speaks to the unique challenges of working with a pediatric population, and urges better training of pediatric healthcare providers to help them understand…
Among children presenting to the emergency department with headache, certain clinical characteristics might help identify those with headaches that are secondary to a life-threatening condition, according to recently…
Nancy A. Kernan, MD, Assistant Chief, Pediatric Bone Marrow Service, Director, Unrelated Donor Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, discusses the importance of SuperSibs!, a national…
Jeffrey M. Lipton, MD, Ph.D, Chief Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Schneider Children’s Hospital, and Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses cord blood.…
Oded Preis, MD, FAAP, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Brooklyn, discusses who he believes should be the payee for vaccines. Submitted by: Dr. Melvin Koplow
Michael Marcus, MD, Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, NY, discusses the difference between the common cold and allergies in pediatric patients. Submitted by: Dr. Melvin…
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, everyone in the family needs healing… including the siblings! SuperSibs! is a national not-for-profit whose mission is to ensure that the…
The CDC’s FluView, a weekly influenza surveillance report prepared by the influenza division, posts the statistics for influenza week 6, February 3 – February 9, 2008. References and…
Steven G. Kelsen, MD, FACP, FCCP, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses how one can try to alleviate household allergens. References and…
James P. Moises, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Emergency Medicine, Clerkship Director of Emergency Medicine, Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, discusses pediatric emergency care. References…
