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Conor Duffy

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Confusion with telehealth could create issues

How a hodgepodge of federal and state telehealth waivers creates compliance concerns for providers practicing across state lines.


Rajesh Voddiraju

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Using digital tools to help providers collect what they are owed

It is essential that providers obtain the payments they are owed as quickly as reasonably possible, ensure payments are accurate and completely captured, and minimize costs to collect payments



Thomas W. Laudone, PharmD, BCPPS

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Treating an 18-month-old who tested positive for cannabis exposure

As more and more states legalize recreational marijuana, caregivers need to be vigilant about keeping products out of reach of children.


John Hill, PharmD, MS, BCP

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Recommendations for compounded hand sanitizers during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a shortage of hand sanitizers and a push to make up the gap with compounded hand sanitizer ensued. Recommendations were released to ensure their efficacy.


Bailey Smith, PharmD

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Navigating the current shortages of pediatric ADHD medications

Understand how to naviate the current shortage of pediatric ADHD medications.


Joseph Martinez, BS

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Providing the best care for transgender adolescents

Offering an inclusive, safe space along with the best care for transgender and nonbinary adolescent patients is more important than ever.


Sara M. Laule, MD

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Recognizing the importance of energy availability in the young athlete

A guide to recognizing the female and male athlete triad in young athletes.


Regena Spratling, PhD, RN, APRN, CPNP, FAANP

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Analysis of COVID-19 clinical trials: A guide to reducing vaccine hesitancy

Tackling vaccine hesitancy for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is going to be an important component of achieving the herd immunity needed to end the pandemic.


Steven Sust, MD

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A brief review of primary care resources and toolkits for the stimulant shortage

Explore essential resources and toolkits for managing the ongoing stimulant medication shortage affecting ADHD treatment and patient care.


Heidi Moawad, MD

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Effectively mentoring fellow clinicians

Defining the goals of the mentoring relationship can be useful to clarify expectations.


Ekra Rai, MD

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Vulvar ulcerations in a pre-adolescent girl following COVID-19 vaccination

Can you diagnose this patient with a tender bump on the labia majora accompanied by fever and sore throat?


Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA | Credit: CHLA
Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA

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RX Review: Emerging research shaping the future of food allergy care in 2025

In the final part of this 5-part series, panelists discuss new allergy treatments such as Xolair, early immunotherapy, and their broader impact.


Erin O'Brien

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$5.3 million in grants awarded to address youth mental health crisis

Inaugural recipients will use funds to support infrastructure, student mental health, and programs for children with behavioral challenges.


Achuth Jayasankar Kondoor

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Full case: Infant presents with an asymptomatic pearl-like nodule on the heel

Infant is closely monitored at subsequent well visits and rechecked after 3 months, showed full resolution of the skin lesion over the heel area.


Ann Taub MS, CPNP

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Safe return to school: Part 2

As fall approaches, one of the biggest questions is: Can children return to school and be in classroom environments that assure health and well-being for all? Here's how practitioners can help.


Huizhen Ni, PharmD candidate

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HCPs can play an important role in addressing the US infant formula shortage

When breastfeeding is not an option, caregivers will turn to infant formulas to meet their child’s nutritional needs.


Karen Schechter, RHIA, MBA, CMPE

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Why physician burnout must be addressed

There are ways to mitigate stress by managing its symptoms. However, there are also ways to lessen stress by preventing some of it in the first place.


Sunaina Kapoor, MD, MPH

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Smart infant monitors: a pediatrician’s guide

An overview of commercially available infant cardiorespiratory monitors and pulse oximeters in the home.


Natalie Catalan, PharmD candidate

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Advancements in FDA approvals for pediatric obesity treatment

GLP-1 receptor agonists, used to treat diabetes, are now also being used for obesity in children and adolescents.


Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH, FAAP

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State of the union on COVID-19

What we knew about COVID-19 when the pandemic began, what we know now.


Sarah York, RN

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Annular scars with hyperpigmentation

An 18-month-old girl presents with ringed scars with hyperpigmentation on the right side of her buttocks and back. What's the diagnosis?



Diment Singh, PharmD

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Recommendations for compounded hand sanitizers during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a shortage of hand sanitizers and a push to make up the gap with compounded hand sanitizer ensued. Recommendations were released to ensure their efficacy.


Dana Suskind, MD

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An interview with Dana Suskind, MD, author of Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise

Dana Suskind, founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago in Illinois, discusses her new book, published by Dutton/Penguin, focused on how parents can raise children who are well-developed in their cognitive and socioemotional skills.


Zoe Bouchelle, MD

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Adolescent in detention center presents with hallucinations

A 17-year-old boy with a history of anxiety was transported from a juvenile detention center for altered mental status, including hallucinations and agitation. What's the diagnosis?


Kori Flower, MD, MS, MPH
Kori B. Flower, MD, MS, MPH

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Mental health is a part of checkups

Experts highlight the importance of mental health screening at well-child visits.


Giridhar Guntreddi, MD

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A case of terra firma—forme dermatosis

During the evaluation of a healthy 7-year-old boy, an asymptomatic brown “dirt-like” rash is found on the anterior neck. It has progressed over the last 2 months and does not clear with routine bathing and aggressive scrubbing by his mother with soap and water.


Candice Jones, MD, FAAP

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Infectious Insights: What clinicians need to know this vaccine season

In this episode of Infectious Insights, our host Tina Tan, MD, is joined by general pediatrician Candice Jones, MD, to discuss an unprecedented vaccine season.


Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH
Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH

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Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH, highlights positive lebrikizumab-lbkz data for atopic dermatitis

Lebrikizumab demonstrated efficacy and safety in patients with skin of color and moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in the ADmirable trial. Trial investigator Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH, reacts.

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