In case you missed it: January 10 to 14
It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
This week’s top articles included:
A sobering look at children and gun violence in the United States
Gun violence is an ongoing epidemic in the United States. A recent investigation examines the impact of living in a county with high levels of poverty on gun violence.
What hyperoxia means for critically ill children
Supplemental oxygen is a major element of critical care, but is there such a thing as too much of good thing? A meta-analysis examines the impact of hyperoxia on mortality in critically ill children.
Finding the positive in distance learning
The move to distance learning as a result of the pandemic led to may negative impacts on the lives of children, but a new report indicates that there may have been at least one positive: better sleep duration for teenagers.
How social media may be getting around measures to restrict depictions of unhealthy food and drinks
Regulations ensure that the advertising of unhealthy foods is limited to children in traditional media. An investigations looks into how celebrity social media may be showing children and adolescents a variety of unhealthy foods and drinks.
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.
