Q & A: Maybe Kids Don ’t Need to Lose Weight
New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatricians on childhood obesity have been well received by many. But some experts question whether the recommendations might have unexpected consequences. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fatty Liver Disease: Kids Get It, Too Fatty Liver Disease: Kids Get It, Too
Which children should be screened for NAFLD? And how do you get kids to forego sugar-sweetened beverages?The Cribsiders (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
Fatty Liver Disease: Kids Get It Too Fatty Liver Disease: Kids Get It Too
Which children should be screened for NAFLD? And how do you get kids to forego sugar-sweetened beverages?The Cribsiders (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
Social Vulnerability Tied to Worse Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- Among pediatric patients with head and neck cancers (HNCs), increasing social vulnerability is associated with significant decreases in receipt of care and survival time, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Smoothing the Journey for Families of Autistic Children Smoothing the Journey for Families of Autistic Children
Because of the shortage of specialists and the increasing prevalence of autism, Dr Barbara J. Howard discusses how to manage, monitor, and sometimes start medications for autistic patients.MDedge (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
A War on Pediatric Care Is Putting Children at Risk
Over the past three years, COVID-19 has directly touched every aspect of our society, including children. Although less severe in children than adults, COVID-19 is now the fifth-leading cause of disease-related death among those under 19 years old. Yet, as the pandemic and its direct effects on children are easing, there are other concerns that the medical community must contend with—a problem, in large part, due to the spillover effects of misinformation and politics on pediatrics.
Today we are seeing long-established norms of basic pediatric practice being discredited and ignored, and a concerning rise in vaccine a...
Source: TIME: Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Scott A. Rivkees Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
Cochrane International Mobility - Chiara Russo
Cochrane is made up of 11,000 members and over 67,000 supporters come from more than 130 countries, worldwide. Our volunteers and contributors are researchers, health professionals, patients, carers, people passionate about improving health outcomes for everyone, everywhere.Getting involved in Cochrane ’s work means becoming part of a global community. TheCochrane International Mobility programme connects successful applicants with a placement in a host Cochrane Group, learning more about the production, use, and knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews. The prgramme offers opportunities for learning and training ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
CEUS better than MRI for diagnosing liver, kidney tumors
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is better than MRI for diagnosing particula...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Modified CEUS method does well in categorizing liver lesions
CEUS bests CT in early gastric cancer staging
CEUS-guided biopsy shows superiority in liver imaging
AIUM: CEUS shows promise for pediatric patients
CEUS helps identify lymph nodes in breast cancer patients (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
AAP vs AED on Obesity Treatment: Is There a Middle Ground? AAP vs AED on Obesity Treatment: Is There a Middle Ground?
While the guidelines certainly don ' t urge the use of medications or surgery as first-line treatment, the new recommendations do put them on the table as options.MDedge (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
Doctor dismissed her own symptoms of a heart attack as 'terrible reflux'
Paediatrician Jessica Cohn didn't realise that she was presenting with signs of a heart attack. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Maternal Infection May Play Role in Child's Leukemia
(MedPage Today) -- Maternal genitourinary tract infections during pregnancy were linked to the development of leukemia in offspring, a Danish nationwide study found.
Children born to a mother who experienced any kind of infection during pregnancy... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - February 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Text Message Reminders About Kids' Flu Vaccines Prove Successful
(MedPage Today) -- An additional text message reminder to parents of children with special-risk medical conditions led to an increase in influenza vaccine uptake compared with reminders from clinicians alone, a randomized trial from Australia showed... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - February 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Vaccine hesitancy among Canadian mothers: differences in attitudes towards a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine among women who experience intimate partner violence - Davidson CA, Jackson KT, Kennedy K, Stoyanovich E, Mantler T.
OBJECTIVES: Vaccine hesitancy (VH) in maternal decision-making is important to understand to achieve community immunity targets and optimize pediatric COVID-19 vaccine adoption. COVID-19 is exacerbating the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) for women... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Routine screening for peripartum depression in the gynecologic and pediatric setting - evaluation of an Adapted EPDS Version - Simen S, Kuscher K, Schr öder L, Yilmaz-Terzioglu N, Schröder T, Jung R, Köhler W, Dammer U, Kastner B, Hillemacher T, Berg N, Rauber S.
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a routine screening for peripartum depression (PD) by gynecologists and pediatricians. In addition, it was investigated whether two separate Plus Questions (PQ) of the "E... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Antidepressant poisoning trends in pediatric intensive care: a comparative study of new- and old-generation antidepressants - Gurbanov A, Kandemir H, Gurbanova L, G ün E, Botan E, Balaban B, Kahveci F, Özen H, Uçmak H, Özdemir, Havan M, Tekin D, Kendirli T.
This study aimed to compare the frequency, clinical findings, treatment practices, and outcomes of toxicity to old-generation (OG) and new-generation (NG) antidepressants in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) by year-to-year. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
