Dr. Tina Q. Tan shares the stories from the December 2021 issues of Contemporary Pediatrics that she considers must reads.
It is hard to believe that we are about to enter 2022. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to surge throughout the United States and other parts of the world, especially in unvaccinated populations. We have also seen the emergence of the Delta Plus variant, which has been found in at least 44 countries and 41 US states. This new substrain of the Delta variant contains an extra spike protein mutation that may make it easier for the virus to infect individuals because it binds more easily to lung epithelial cells. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are closely monitoring Delta Plus, along with the Mu and Lambda variants.
In November 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration granted a lower-dose Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization for children aged 5 to 11 years. This marks an exciting and important development because it allows us to provide protection against COVID-19 to a large population of children (28 million) who returned to in-person learning this past fall.
This month’s journal has a number of must-read articles, including the following:
As always, thank you for providing outstanding care to your patients during these rapidly changing times. As C.S. Lewis stated, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” I wish everyone peace and happiness as the adventure continues in 2022.
Please stay safe and well. And as always, I welcome your suggestions, comments, and questions.
With warm regards,
Tina
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.
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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.
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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.