October 2024 Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature. Carrie K. Barker, MD, et al wrote THE EVOLUTION of a PEDIATRIC PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS: E-CIGARETTE or VAPING-ASSOCIATED LUNG INJURY in PEDICTRICS, vol 153, nu. 5, May 2024, pg. 33. She related how vaping products and e-cigarettes […]
Read More →June 2024 Here are three articles that I think conscientious parents will find interesting and useful. 1) Treatments for ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Bradley S. Peterson, MD, et al that appeared in PEDIATRICS, vol 153, nu 4, April 2024, pg 58. The authors reported on 312 studies […]
Read More →Mrs. X brought her 5-year-old son to the office with a rash. The nurse ushered them into a room and took his vitals. Before entering I grabbed the chart to review it. I was intrigued upon seeing the chief complaint to be possible shingles. Mom explained, “I know I shouldn’t have done this, but […]
Read More →Mom brought five-year-old Braden to the office for a sick visit. He had a fever that started two days ago and now had a headache, nausea and abdominal pain. What prompted today’s visit was a rash on his trunk. Mom said she had just assumed he had the flu. She had been treating him […]
Read More →February 2024 Although I have retired from my clinical practice I will continue to author informative articles for THE INFORMED PARENT. An article that appeared in JAMA, Association Between Earlier Introduction of Peanut and Prevalence of Peanut Allergy in Infants in Australia by V. Soriano, et al, 2022; 328 (1): 48-56 gave the […]
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