Commentary
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
A 7-month-old male presents with pustules and inflamed papules on the scalp and extremities
A 7-month-old male presents with pustules and inflamed papules on the scalp and extremities.
Child Psychiatry Consult
Teen girls are in crisis: A call to action resulting from 2021 CDC data
Rates of sadness, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and mental health crisis ED visits among girls are the highest reported in a decade.
LGBT Youth Consult
LGBTQ+ Youth Consult Questions remain over use of sex hormone therapy
The use of GnRH agonists in transgender adolescents remains controversial because of the potential long-term effects on bone mineral density.
Perspectives
Health care in America: Let that tapeworm grow
Might it still be possible to do well while doing good?
Commentary
Why 9 is not too young for the HPV vaccine
The response to the two-dose series of HPV in preadolescents is robust and long-lasting, with no downside to giving it a few years earlier.
Letters from Maine
Time to rebuild
Commentary
Autism: Is it in the water?
The results show a rather steady and consistent association between higher lithium levels in groundwater and the prevalence of ASD in children.
Letters from Maine
Are parents infecting their children with contagious negativity?
While the mental health of children is causing their parents to be anxious and depressed, this may be a bidirectional connection.
Commentary
New antiobesity drugs will benefit many. Is that bad?
Patients are regularly seen discontinuing or reducing the dosage of multiple medications as a result of improvements to multiple weight-responsive...
Commentary
Don’t fear testing for, and delabeling, penicillin allergy
Sometimes, we have to take the most expedient action in health care. But most of the time, we should do the right thing, even if it’s harder.
Commentary
Life’s Essential 8: Higher scores extend health span
It can be motivating to tell our patients that a healthy lifestyle not only extends life expectancy but also extends years of health free of...