In case you missed it: March 1 to March 5
It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
This week’s top articles included:
Making a diagnosis when labs and clinical findings don’t correlate
When laboratory results and clinical findings don't match, careful examination is required.
FDA approves first treatment for Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for the rare genetic disorder Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A.
Voluntary behavioral changes have bigger impact on COVID-19 outcomes than school closures
School closures were seen as a key way to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but were there other methods that would have been more effective and less harmful?
Are house evictions in pregnancy linked to adverse birth outcomes?
Poverty is connected to a number of negative health outcomes. An investigation examines whether receiving a home eviction during pregnancy is linked to adverse birth outcomes, a determinant of a child’s lifelong health.
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.
