Fighting Gun Violence with Maya Haasz, MD (S6:E44)
In 2020, firearm injuries were the leading cause of death in Americans 18 years old and younger. There was a total of 3,230 children's deaths, of which 63% were homicide, 30% were suicide, 4% were uni...
27 Kesä 202320min
Evolving Trends in Common Pediatric Diseases with Rhae Gamber & Raphe Schwartz (S6:E43)
No day is the same as the last when you work in pediatrics. Not only are viruses and public health outbreaks always changing, so are regulatory and administrative factors that impact pediatric healthc...
20 Kesä 202347min
Treatment of Acute Sinusitis in Children with Matthew Kronman, MD (S6:E42)
Sinusitis is a common viral or bacterial infection that causes swelling in the sinuses. Although some patients need prescription medication, often sinusitis can be triggered by allergies or the common...
13 Kesä 202320min
Women in Medicine: Novel Medications and Treatments to Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Gail Besner, MD (S6:E41)
Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is a life-threatening illness with a mortality rate as high as 50% that almost exclusively affects neonates. The complex pathophysiology of NEC is based on an immatu...
6 Kesä 202327min
Depression and Other Mood Disorders with Melissa Batt, MD, and Joel Stoddard, MD (S6:E40)
An article published this spring reported that between 2008 and 2018, there was a 250% increase in suicide rates among 13- and 14-year-old youth in the United States across categories of gender, race ...
30 Touko 202353min
Resident Files: Using Kotter's 8 Step Change Model to Revive Educational Conferences with Jennifer Sedler, MD, Elizabeth Nguyen, MD, and Ryan Lion, MD (S6:E39)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we couldn't bring folks together to learn about and discuss important concepts in clinical medicine. Nationally, pediatrics board exam passage rates have been falling eve...
23 Touko 202325min
How Delays in Emergency Department Antibiotic Delivery for Sepsis Can Increase Risk of Mortality with Roni Lane, MD, and Halden Scott, MD (S6:E38)
In the emergency department, sepsis is a common problem and often lands patients in the ICU. Although there are many reasons patients may develop sepsis, it's critical to diagnose and treat this condi...
16 Touko 202330min
Establishing a Medical Home for Kids with Autism with Katharine Zuckerman, MD (S6:E37)
Pediatricians see an array of patients with unique and individual needs, and each child requires their own specialized and unique care plan. As the rate of children diagnosed with autism continues to ...
9 Touko 202327min
