Commentary
Commentary
The 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is increasing
‘Research is making a difference. And we’re making progress against cancer in general,’ says expert.
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
An 11-year-old boy presents with small itchy bumps on the wrists, face, arms, and legs
An 11-year-old boy presents with small, itchy bumps on his face and extremities.
Commentary
Must-read acute care medicine articles from 2022
“When 2022 began, we started seeing some light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.”
Commentary
The X-waiver is dead
When Erin Schanning lost her brother to an overdose, she wanted to know what could have been done to have helped him.
Child Psychiatry Consult
AAP vs. AED on obesity treatment: Is there a middle ground?
Productive dialogue would be likely enhanced if both sides avoided unfounded speculation about bias and motive and worked from a good faith...
Commentary
A doctor intervenes in a fiery car crash
‘While all of the children were concerning to me, I identified one in particular: the 5-year-old boy.’
ID Consult
Young children quickly outgrow the need for ear tubes
Children having several ear infections in a short time does not predict that they will have a similar number of ear infections in the future.
Perspectives
Three wild technologies about to change health care
Now, in the 23rd year of the 21st century, you might not believe what we’ll be capable of next.
Commentary
A new (old) drug joins the COVID fray, and guess what? It works
Part of the reason the monoclonals have failed lately is because of their specificity.
Letters from Maine
Can pediatricians’ offices be urgent care centers again?
By failing to accept the challenge of seeing our patients in a timely manner for their minor problems we will continue to fragment their care and...
Perspectives
Advice on antibiotics for kids during shortages
Broader spectrum antibiotics aren’t better than amoxicillin for the treatment of respiratory tract infections; they are sometimes worse.