Children are relatively healthy overall. Although 25% of the American population is under the age of 19, only 2% of annual deaths…
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Be careful of assigning the diagnosis of ADHD to young children just entering school
by Christopher Johnson MD February 19, 2019Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common diagnosis in children today, and is increasingly a diagnosis assigned to adults, too. ADHD…
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Breastfeeding and newborn hospitalization rates: What should be done about it?
by Roy Benaroch MD February 18, 2019An August 2018 paper in Academic Pediatrics found an unsettling conclusion: Breastfed newborns have about double the risk of needing to be hospitalized in…
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When a baby arrives dead in your emergency department
by Cindy Winebrenner MD February 15, 2019When a baby arrives dead in your emergency department … … the world stops. You stop breathing. You are gasping for air. She…
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Most doctors well into their tenure of medical already have a general idea about how other specialists spend their days (except for…
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Heart health begins in childhood: 5 tips from a pediatrician
by Jennifer Trachtenberg MD February 14, 2019Heart health starts in childhood to avoid cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. Kids today have developed so many bad health habits…
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6 easy hacks from a pediatrician to make healthier kids’ lunches
by Jennifer Trachtenberg MD February 13, 2019You may have noticed your child seems to be bored of their bag lunch and most of it being brought back home…
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A physician walks into the homes and lives of disadvantaged families. Here’s what she learned.
by Wendy L. Hunter MD February 11, 2019I lost my sense of empathy when I worked as a pediatrician in a pediatric emergency department caring primarily for low-acuity patients.…