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Croup: Diagnosis and management

Although most cases of croup in children resolve on their own, it is important that pediatricians be able to differentiate between symptoms of croup and other acute respiratory diseases to ensure proper treatment. How should you diagnosis and treat this disorder?

Parents see many sugary drinks as healthy

Most parents know that soda isn’t good for their children, but many perceive other drinks with a lot of added sugar—fruit drinks, sports drinks, and flavored water, in particular—as healthy, a new study reports. What's the impact of drink packaging?

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Revenue Cycle Management: Billing & Collections
Updates on better revenue cycle management practices, digital claims processing, and proper billing. Read more

Best 10 Journal Club list

Dr Michael G Burke reveals the 10 Journal Club articles that he considers the most important from the past year. Find out what made the cut

PODCAST

Discussing the CDC's draft recommendation on adolescent circumcision

In our exclusive podcast interview with Marvin L. Wang, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Newborn Nurseries at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, we asked what pediatricians should know about the evidence of the risk/benefits listed in the CDC's new draft recommendations—and whether or not it ought to be a routine wellness visit topic for all uncircumcised patients. » More with podcast.

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