New guidelines nix OTC cough meds
Parents roam pharmacy aisles during the winter season of coughs and colds looking for El Dorado: a nonprescription cure for their child's ailment. After a review of 10 years' worth of evidence, however, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has concluded that most over-the-counter remedies are of no help for a common cold and its associated cough. Here is what a new ACCP clinical practice guidelines advise:
AAP: How physicians can recognize and support victims of child exploitation
December 23rd 2022The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated their report, “Exploitation, Labor and Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Health Care Needs of Patients,” to provide updated guidance on how physicians can recognize and help children and adolescents subjected to trafficking or exploitation.
