Jon Matthew Farber, MD

Discover the benefits of shea butter-based emollients in diapers, offering effective protection against diaper rash and skin irritation for babies.

Tapering adalimumab in inflammatory arthritis reduces flare rates and enhances recovery compared to abrupt discontinuation.

Physicians embrace AI scribe technology, reporting enhanced efficiency, reduced burnout, and improved documentation quality in clinical workflows.

"The financial cost should be minimal; if you can see 1 or 2 extra patients per month, the AI scribe should pay for itself."

Music therapy offers potential benefits for children with neurodisability, enhancing rehabilitation through creative methods and interprofessional collaboration.

Tacrolimus shows promise in treating juvenile myasthenia gravis, improving symptoms with minimal adverse effects, suggesting a valuable second-line therapy option.

Young females with congenital heart disease face barriers to contraception, increasing their risk during pregnancy despite rising usage over time.

"We are getting away from biopsies to diagnose CD, which makes diagnosis even easier, said Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

In 3 studies evaluating the effects of probiotics on eczema, probiotics groups reported a greater reduction in symptoms than placebo groups, but only when the allergy was IgE mediated.

"Testing for viruses should be the standard of care to help guide therapy," stated Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

The PANDAS/PANS questionnaire is based on symptoms and comorbidities described in the literature and is a self-report completed by parents of children younger than 18.

"Bottom line, previous surgery for endometriosis is not a contraindication to the use of an IUD (usually with HT) if the patient and you agree that this is the best option," said Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

After 9.5 months, 94% of participants reported an improvement in incontinence symptoms, with 58% experiencing complete resolution and 18 (36%) reporting greater than 50% reduction in the number of accidents.

"Less pain and no need for sedation are major benefits," said Jon Matthew Farber, MD, in this edition of Journal Club.

"I’m all for reducing opioids, especially in neonates, for whom we are unsure of long-term adverse effects," stated Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

"My takeaway is that if medicine is needed, stimulants will be my first choice in this age group, regardless of whether the ADHD coexists with ASD."

"Many of my patients with poorly controlled seizures have tried cannabidiols. Unfortunately, they have not been effective in these nonsyndromic epilepsies," said Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

Parents had a variety of preferences and motivations for acquiring prognostic genetic information about their child, but 4 major findings emerged from parental interviews. Click to read more.

Daily intervention intensity was not associated with significant effect sizes for any of the 4 intervention types, though technology-based interventions showed the largest positive association.

"The quest for a cure for colic continues," noted Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

"This is another example of how people trying to find a useful therapeutic role for magnesium usually come up short," stated Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

"Bottom line: It should be safe (there is a potential for freeze burns if misapplied), so patients are welcome to try it," said Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

Dressing changes are less painful for neonates and minimize the risk of bleeding or oozing. In addition, complete wound coverage with the dressing helps prevent dehydration and heat loss.

Jon Matthew Farber, MD, offers quick thoughts on a recent study regarding bone health and activity among adolescents withJIA.

The most common comorbid conditions were endocrinopathies (10%), trisomy 21(5%), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (4%).

When it comes to easing pain from a needlestick, pairing a dog with the human administering the needlestick was more successful than the human alone, according to results of a study conducted in a hematology oncology clinic.

"Parents still ask about this. Indeed, many years ago the FDA approved a prescription form of a PUFA, Vayarin, for the treatment of patients with ADHD. It is no longer available, so I assume it did not work. There may be good reasons for taking a PUFA supplement, but having ADHD is not one of them." -Jon Matthew Farber, MD

"Obesity and treatment with growth hormone in children with PWS are known risk factors for hypoventilation as well as OSAS."- Jon Matthew Farber, MD

Investigators therefore concluded that ROAR provides an excellent way to identify children at highest risk of having poor reading skills.

The tool, the Kaiser Permanente neonatal EOS calculator, is designed to guide decision making based on objective data available at birth.