June 2022 The January 2022 issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics publication GROUND ROUNDS had several nuggets that parents should be aware of if they want to be informed. INFLUENZA ANTIVIRAL THERAPY AND LENGTH OF HOSPITALIZATION On page three the authors Campbell, AP, et al point out the use of influenza […]
Read More →The April 2022 edition of the American Academy of Pediatrics News featured an up-to-date and very informative article. REMDESIVIR, NIRMATRELVIR-RITONAVIR, BARICITINIB CAN BE USED TO TREAT COVID-19 IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS by Ashley Stark, M.D. M.S., FAAP, wrote about discussing medications for the treatment of Covid-19 in children. These medications have been granted emergency use […]
Read More →Billy is a very active 8-year-old that I have taken care of since his birth. He is in excellent health, but he has had his share of bumps and bruises. And I have had the pleasure of putting sutures in him. Billy’s mom has two other boys and is hardly an alarmist when it […]
Read More →The latest issue of The American Academy of Pediatrics Grand Rounds contained two articles that are important in keeping parents informed. J.W. Antoon et al published an article entitled “Influenza Associated Neurologic Complications in Children”. It was reviewed in the October 2021 issue of Grand Rounds and showed that neurologic complications are common in […]
Read More →Recently I got a call from a family friend about her four-month-old grandson who was living in another state. She was concerned because the baby was having stomach issues that were causing sleepless nights for his parents. Always being a fussy baby things recently took a turn for the worse. Although he did spit […]
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