Tag: Kids: Misc.
Most Young Pediatricians Satisfied With First Jobs
Most engaged in clinical care; report that allocation of time for specific duties is consistent with goals
Revised Guidelines Released for Peds Cardiology Fellowship
Societies release revised training guidelines, updating 2005 guidelines
Interventions Up Blood Culture Ordering in Pediatric Pneumonia
Increase in blood cultures for kids hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia; no impact on LOS
Melatonin Use in Children Raises Safety Concerns
Reproductive effects in animal models; long-term endocrine effects have not been assessed in children
FDA Approves Unituxin for High-Risk Neuroblastoma
First approval for a therapy aimed specifically to treat the rare pediatric cancer
Subthreshold Mania May Mean Bipolarity in High-Risk Youth
Subthreshold episodes are a diagnostic risk factor in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder
Psychotherapy for Child Anxiety Offers Long-Term Benefits
Responders less likely to endorse lifetime, past-month, past-two-week suicidal ideation
STS Releases Outcomes for Congenital Heart Sx Database
Society of Thoracic Surgeons has made data available for pediatric, congenital heart surgery
February 2015 Briefing – Pediatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for February 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Majority of Doctors Yield to Parents’ Vaccine Delay Requests
But most believe it puts children at risk, researchers find