In case you missed it: November 2 to November 6
It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
This week’s top articles included:
Utilizing infant feeding for food allergy prevention
Expert weighs in on adoption of early feeding guidelines for peanut allergy avoidance.
Examining the efficacy and safety of ibuprofen versus acetaminophen
Often what parents reach for to relieve a child’s pain or fever, a new meta-analysis looks at the efficacy and safety of ibuprofen and acetaminophen.
Kindergarten readiness has long-reaching education and health outcomes
School readiness has long been touted as a way to ensure the best educational outcomes, but a new study indicates that it can also help with health outcomes too.
Prenatal probiotic reduces risk of colic and its severity
Colic is a common complaint among infants. A study examines whether prenatal exposure to probiotics can reduce the risk of colic.
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.
