In case you missed it: September 20 to 24
It was a very busy week for the Contemporary Pediatrics team.
This week’s top articles included:
Pfizer/BioNTech announce COVID-19 vaccine topline results for kids 5 to 12 years
Initial results from the trial indicate it was well-tolerated and promoted a good immune response.
What leads families to choose fast food for family meals
What’s on the dinner table varies widely from family to family. A new poll offers insight into what factors lead some of those meals to be fast food.
Case reveals implicit biases and the need to listen
Grace Lee, MD, PGY4, discusses her case submission for the Resident Writers Award program.
The future of the pediatric practice
Over 20 years ago, Dr. Andrew J. Schuman predicted what lay ahead for medicine and pediatrics. He revisits those predictions and looks toward what the next 10 years may hold.
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.
