First guidelines for kids with thyroid nodules

For the first time, the American Thyroid Association has issued guidelines specifically for evaluating and managing benign thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer in children and adolescents aged 18 years and younger. Find out what the guidelines recommend.

ICD-10

Meeting the challenges of ICD-10

The start date to begin using ICD-10 is just months away. Here's how to make a smooth transition. Are you ready?

Dermatology

Baby with recurrent blisters

A healthy 11-month-old girl presents with a recurrent blistering brown bump on her right cheek, present since birth. Recently, the blistering episodes seem to be decreasing, although the bump continues to become bright red a few times a week. What's the diagnosis?

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PODCAST

Progress on premature babies

In Contemporary Pediatrics' exclusive interview with Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, senior vice president, University of South Florida (USF) Health, and dean, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, we asked what steps physicians can take to impact the sobering statistic of 1 in 9 US infants still being born at 37 or fewer weeks' gestation. Hear what he believes were the factors that led to the improvement and what strategies he thinks can be implemented in those states still receiving poor or failing grades.
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