In case you missed it: December 6 to December 10
It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
This week’s top articles included:
Do interventions help prevent teen dating violence?
Physical and sexual violence while on a date can have long-term traumatic effects for teens and adolescents. A metanalysis examines whether prevention programs are effective at reducing the incidence of violence.
Encouraging children to express gratitude
A new poll offers insight into what parents are doing to encourage young children to express gratitude.
Examining the seasonal shift of RSV
The jury is out on whether testing or exposure better explains the unseasonable surge of respiratory syncytial virus.
Lower-extremity nodules in a 2-year-old girl
A 2-year-old girl presents with an itchy, bilateral leg rash. Additionally, the child had several bruises that felt like "hard welts" and were warm to the touch. What's the diagnosis?
Having "the talk" with teen patients
June 17th 2022A visit with a pediatric clinician is an ideal time to ensure that a teenager knows the correct information, has the opportunity to make certain contraceptive choices, and instill the knowledge that the pediatric office is a safe place to come for help.
Meet the Board: Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI
May 20th 2022Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with one of our newest editorial advisory board members: Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI to discuss what led to her career in medicine and what she thinks the future holds for pediatrics.
Study finds reduced CIN3+ risk from early HPV vaccination
April 17th 2024A recent study found that human papillomavirus vaccination when aged under 20 years, coupled with active surveillance for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2, significantly lowers the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or cervical cancer.
