February 17th 2025
Get caught up with Contemporary Pediatrics! This list helps you navigate our top stories from the week, all in one place.
A Tethered Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Care – Connecting Insulin Regimens with Digital Technology
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Surv.AI Says™: What Clinicians and Patients Are Saying About Glucose Management in the Technology Age
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Addressing Healthcare Inequities: Tailoring Cancer Screening Plans to Address Inequities in Care
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Cases and Conversations™: Applying Best Practices to Prevent Shingles in Your Practice
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How a childhood intervention could lead to better outcomes in future generations
June 10th 2020Parents-to-be and new parents pore over parenting guides to ensure their child has the best possible outcomes. A recent investigation examines whether interventions during childhood could produce even better results.
What is the mental health toll of COVID-19 on health care workers?
June 1st 2020Millions of health care workers around the world have been put into extremely stressful situations because of COVID-19. A new research letter examines how the pandemic impacted the mental health of Italian health care workers.
Does bullying of LGBTQ teenagers increase risk of suicide?
May 29th 2020Bullying and suicide in the pediatric population have shown disturbing upward trends in recent years. A new investigation examines the link between the two among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) children and teenagers.
COVID-19 remains a major threat to our nation’s health and well-being
April 23rd 2020The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, but many questions remain. Questions like: How are children coping with the trauma many families are currently experiencing in their family lives? Are schools and pediatric offices prepared to help children and adolescents cope with their losses?
Our world is upside down-COVID-19 is the culprit
March 23rd 2020The world in which we live, work, socialize, learn, and play has turned upside down and is spinning out of control, directly related to COVID-19. Numerous questions have emerged and more emerge every day: How do we make sense of our world that changes direction within a millisecond of time?
Teen bariatric surgery won’t solve mental health woes
January 27th 2020It seems to be a logical conclusion: Weight loss in severely obese teenagers will result in better mental health outcomes in addition to the more obvious health benefits. However, a new Swedish study indicates that this may not be the case.
Recognizing the signs of depression in kids and teens
December 26th 2019As the rate of suicide climbs, the ability to access shows like 13 Reasons Why without parental supervision grows, and social media pushes an impossible quest for perfection, it has become more important than ever for parents, caregivers, and educators to have a good understanding of what depression is and what the signs are.
Addressing the mental health care gap in primary care
November 26th 2019Why is there a gap in the mental health training of general pediatricians? This is a question that brings about a wide spectrum of opinions and likely just as many emotions from clinicians. Although there is no single answer to this question, the lack of appropriate training in mental health remains an issue in the training of pediatricians.