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In case you missed it: February 15 to February 19
It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
This week’s top articles included:
Maternal heart health in pregnancy appears to impact child’s heart health
A report adds cardiovascular health in pregnancy as another determining factor of a child’s future health.
Texting LGB+ teen girls to promote pregnancy prevention behavior
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or other sexual minority (LGB+) teenaged girls are more likely to get pregnant than their peers. Could a text message program help reduce this?
As technology and the role that clinicians have with running the practice have changed, so have the needs for practice management. Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, shares his guidance for practice management.
Posttraumatic stress after disaster doesn’t always lead to chronic symptoms
Natural disasters can cause extreme stress. An investigation examines the trajectories of posttraumatic stress following such disasters.
Fluoxetine helps refractory nocturnal enuresis but not for long
March 29th 2023A 12-week study in Egypt of the efficacy of fluoxetine (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) in children with treatment-refractory nocturnal enuresis (NE) found that though the treatment achieved a good initial response, it was not sustainable.
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.
Are some patients predisposed to avascular necrosis after hip surgery?
March 14th 2023Although avascular necrosis (AVN) is believed to be an iatrogenic complication following treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip, an investigation in China found 2 characteristics associated with the condition: the likelihood of AVN increases with both the grade of dislocation and of underdevelopment of the ossific nucleus.
Meet the board: Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN
April 22nd 2022In the latest episode of our podcast series, Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN shares why she got into medicine, the myths of pediatric, and what the future may hold for the specialty.
