Contemporary Pediatrics Newsletter

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New study urges clinicians to consider needle fears

Fear of needles may play a larger role than clinicians think in vaccine compliance, both in the childhood years and beyond.

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8 truths about pediatrics —and a few fallacies

We’ve been asking the same basic questions in our Annual Issues and Attitudes Survey for the past 4 years and listening to your answers so that we can discern any trends in your thinking and professional behaviors. The jury is in, so here are some of the key findings.

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FROM DERMATOLOGY TIMES

Gene therapy for epidermolysis bullosa

Pediatricians respond to the first successful gene therapy treatment for epidermolysis bullosa.

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CALL FOR PUZZLERS

Have a puzzling pediatric case that you’d like to share with fellow readers? We’re looking for stories about intriguing diagnoses that have stumped the experts! Check out past Puzzlers.

Contact catherine.radwan@ubm.com requesting our guidelines, then send us your Puzzler and we’ll let you know if your submission for publication has been accepted.

CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO

Impact of rapid treatment for pediatric status epilepticus

For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a multicenter observational study published in JAMA Neurology that looked at time to treatment in children with refractory convulsive status epilepticus and the impact on mortality.

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