It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
This week’s top articles included:
Moderna starts COVID-19 vaccine trial in young children
Moderna announces beginning of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trial that include children aged 6 months to >12 years.
Discussing obesity and eating disorders with patients and families
Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, discusses talking with patients and their families about a variety of nutrition topics including eating disorders and obesity.
How headache and headache type after concussion could indicate longer recovery time
Headache following concussion is not unusual, but could the type help indicate which cases may be prolonged?
Parents may underestimate teen’s access to guns in the home
Reducing access to guns in the home is a key way to prevent accidental injury and death. A report indicates that many parents may not be fully aware of their child’s access to firearms in the home.
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.