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Just over half (51%) of primary care pediatricians (PCPs) do not feel competent to provide adequate health care to children with genetic conditions. » More
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Using rapid tests to diagnose influenza in the emergency department (ED) results in fewer unnecessary ancillary tests, fewer unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, and greater use of antiviral drugs. » More
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We caught up with Jae H. Kim, MD, PhD, associate clinical professor of pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, via a Google Hangout, for key takeaways from his neonatal presentation at AAP 2013 in Orlando. He discussed the clinical benefits of Mom and infant's first skin-to-skin contact during the "golden hour" following birth and keeping stable newborns with their mothers—plus the role that community-based pediatricians can play in promoting these practices that have been christened by the World Health Organization as Kangaroo Mother Care. » More with video
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In addition to dramatically reducing rotavirus-related hospitalizations, emergency department and office visits, and gastroenteritis-related telephone calls, it seems a full course of rotavirus vaccination also has the unexpected benefit of reducing childhood seizures. » More
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Rapidly treating children who are critically ill with influenza with neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) saves lives, according to a new study, but physicians are frequently not using the drugs. » More
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