Pediatrics Perspective

• Blood Test for Severe Preeclampsia Will Save Lives The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a blood test that will predict, with 96% accuracy, whether a pregnant person will develop severe preeclampsia within 2 weeks.
  MDedge, September 08, 2023
• Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine   A new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Act Out on Social Media, Peers See It Physicians discuss how they see other doctors posting on social media in ways they may regret, and which platforms have the biggest issues.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Change Makers: Elcin Barker Ergun on Healthcare Renaissance WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Elcin Barker Ergun, CEO of the Menarini Group, in Florence, Italy, about what they believe to be a new renaissance in healthcare.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Episode 6: RSV in Rural Communities: Lessons From Appalachia   Rates of RSV are rising in rural communities. How are rural healthcare providers responding? Join Drs Forest Arnold and Brittanie West as they discuss.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• How to Interpret a Urine Drug Test   Addiction medicine physicians discuss the different types of urine drug tests, false positives, invalid tests, and how to communicate results to patients.
  The Curbsiders, September 06, 2023
• Journal Summary: Vitiligo Journal Summaries provide a quick review of recent journal articles with current or near-term clinical significance. Catch up on key research on vitiligo from the past year.
  Medscape Dermatology, September 06, 2023
• Do You P.U.I.? In case you are looking for a place to park your discretionary funds, I have recently learned that nonalcoholic beer is the fastest-growing segment of the beer industry.
  MDedge, September 06, 2023
• The New Normal in Body Temperature   Are humans more cold-blooded than we have always believed? F. Perry Wilson reviews a study of "normal" oral temperatures in adults.
  Medscape, September 06, 2023
• Alarming Surge in Liquid Nicotine Toxicity in Kids   Drs Robert Glatter and Ryan Marino discuss the hidden dangers, symptoms, interventions, and urgent need for awareness in this alarming public health issue with nearly 7000 reported incidents.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, September 05, 2023
• Less Dopamine, More Eating? Low levels of dopamine have been associated with binge eating. Caroline Messer, MD, explains why and how to consult with these patients.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 05, 2023
• Coalition Aims to Halve ACL Injuries in High School Athletes Dr Andrew Pearle explains the new National ACL Injury Coalition's goal to reduce ACL injuries in youth athletes by expanding the use of neuromuscular training exercises.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, September 01, 2023
• 'Decapitated' Boy Saved by Surgery Team   Dr F. Perry Wilson spoke with Dr Ohad Einav, the Israeli surgeon who repaired a boy's internal decapitation, the result of being struck by a car when riding his bike in the West Bank.
  Medscape Pediatrics, September 01, 2023
• Medscape Medical Student Lifestyle Report 2023 Medical students reveal their concerns about job stress, financial worries, and work-life balance, among other issues. They also tell how consistently they feel burned out and what they do about it.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 01, 2023
• Mothers in Medicine: What Can We Learn When Worlds Collide? While a lot has been written about the struggles women face in medicine, there have been decidedly fewer analyses that focus on women who choose to become mothers while working in medicine.
  MDedge, September 01, 2023
• MSK Pediatrics e-Tumor Boards: Case 3: Pediatric Erdheim-Chester Disease   This case is about a 2-year-old boy who presented with proptosis and his imaging revealed bilateral orbital lesions. He was diagnosed with Erdheim-Chester disease, which is rare in the pediatric population. The team debates when to stop therapy as he has responded positively with targeted therapy with dual BRAF and MEK inhibition. The team also discusses the importance of immunohistochemistry.
  Medscape, September 01, 2023
• MSK Pediatrics e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Multisystem Rosai-Dorfman Disease   This case focuses on a 17-year-old male with multisystem Rosai-Dorfman disease. Despite treatment, the patient had no significant changes with his sinus issues. The team debates the next line of treatment with MEK inhibitors or intra-arterial chemotherapy.
  Medscape, September 01, 2023
• Buyer Beware Maybe it’s just me, but I often see this sort of thing as kind of sketchy — generating business for unproven treatments by selling fear — you need to do something NOW to keep from getting worse.
  MDedge, August 31, 2023
• Metabolic Inflexibility: More Than 'Energy In, Energy Out' How is energy used? Metabolic flexibility is the body's ability to adjust to changes in energy, and it plays an important role in people with diabetes and obesity.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, August 30, 2023
• Can We Be Too Efficient? Every day I look for ways to go faster. This is not so I can be out the door by 3. Rather, it's simply to make it through the day without having to log on after we put the kids to bed at night.
  MDedge, August 30, 2023