Low-income pregnant women who receive Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) federal nutrition assistance reduce their offspring’s risk for infant mortality and premature birth.
Pediatricians play central roles in coordinating and sustaining collaborative care for all aspects of their patients, including mental health.
Pediatricians play central roles in coordinating and sustaining collaborative care for all aspects of their patients, including mental health.
Sports have long been linked to cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the young, but a recent report shows that obesity may play a larger role than activity.
There is increasing evidence that environmental toxicants affect kids' health. Given this reality, pediatricians need to know the most important environmental health questions to ask, and what resources to draw from.
There is increasing evidence that environmental toxicants affect kids' health. Given this reality, pediatricians need to know the most important environmental health questions to ask, and what resources to draw from.
There is increasing evidence that environmental toxicants affect kids' health. Given this reality, pediatricians need to know the most important environmental health questions to ask, and what resources to draw from.
There is increasing evidence that environmental toxicants affect kids' health. Given this reality, pediatricians need to know the most important environmental health questions to ask, and what resources to draw from.
Insurers are finally reimbursing for e-mails with patients, but physicians are worried about losing office visits.
To avoid retesting and possible antibiotic overuse, follow these four tips when drawing blood for a suspected case of community-acquired pneumonia.
An update on the AAP's Bronchiolitis Guidelines and the latest evidence on assessment and treatment.
An update on the AAP's Bronchiolitis Guidelines and the latest evidence on assessment and treatment.
Ocular abnormalities can serve as signposts for systemic illness in children and adolescents. Here is a sampling of what to watch for.
A 14-year-old male with trisomy 21 presents with elevated liver enzymes, tachypnea, shortness of breath and increasing abdominal distention. The diagnosis was Wilson's Disease.
Tinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection that has been altered by use of topical or systemic corticosteroids. It lacks the classic features of a ringworm infection due to corticosteroid suppression of inflammation and altered local immune response.
Mind-enhancement medications usually enhance everyone who uses them, not just those experiencing the most problems.
Families of Mexican descent might have certain cultural beliefs that don't mesh up with standard medical practice. Learn what they are, and which could be dangeorus to the child.
Asking teenagers how often they have consumed alcohol in the past year provides a simple screen for those at risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD), a study in 1193 adolescents in rural Pennsylvania showed.
Tattoos and body piercing have caught on as teenage, and even preteen, fashion statements. Here&s how to help your patients avoid the pitfalls of this form of self-expression.
Faced with a child who has been exposed to mercury, would you recognize the signs and symptoms? Would you know what questions to ask, which lab tests to draw, and what treatment to initiate?
Bad breath is no laughing matter for the child or adolescent who has it. Most cases can be alleviated by relatively simple measures, but not before the cause is pinpointed by a targeted history and physical exam.
Standard treatment for vitiligo includes topical corticosteroids, topical calcineurin inhibitors, oral corticosteroids, and phototherapy, among others.
This list of books help teach children about special differences.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was first recognized over 100 years ago, but the diagnostic criteria has changed over the years. Here's a look at the latest guidance for diagnosing ADHD.
The insurance reimbursement situation, pay for performance, and expensive technology have made it harder than ever to choose the most appropriate ethical course.
Parents of 18-month-olds are eager to learn from their pediatricians how to manage behavioral concerns, especially temper tantrums.
Not all children with delayed speech are "little Einsteins" or garden variety "late bloomers." Some have a speech-language disorder that will persist unless warning signs are recognized and intervention comes early. Includes a Guide for Parents.
Care provided by a primary care practice that embraces the medical home model is better organized, more accessible, and less stressful to coordinate-so say parents of children who have special health-care needs. Here is a look at how you and your practice benefit from providing family-centered care within the medical home model.
Care provided by a primary care practice that embraces the medical home model is better organized, more accessible, and less stressful to coordinate-so say parents of children who have special health-care needs. Here is a look at how you and your practice benefit from providing family-centered care within the medical home model.
Care provided by a primary care practice that embraces the medical home model is better organized, more accessible, and less stressful to coordinate-so say parents of children who have special health-care needs. Here is a look at how you and your practice benefit from providing family-centered care within the medical home model.