The Gut-Brain Axis: Understanding the Microbiome (S6:E47)
The gut microbiome is a fascinating area of human health that we just started to better understand in the last two decades. With the arrival of PCR sequencing and advanced PCR techniques, we've been a...
25 Jul 202325min
Youth Suicide Prevention & Research (S6:E46)
One of the most concerning trends in child health is the increase in suicide rates over the last two decades in the United States. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teenagers and young a...
18 Jul 202335min
Craniosynostosis and Development with Brooke French, MD and Allyson Alexander, MD (Rebroadcast S6:E4)
It is not uncommon for newborn babies to have slight imperfections in their heads. Most of the time, these imperfections will fix themselves over time, or once they begin to develop. However, sometime...
11 Jul 202328min
Safe Infant Sleep with Sunah Hwang, MD and Aniekan Udoko, MD (S6:E45)
Sudden unexplained infant death, commonly known SUID, SIDS or crib death, affects approximately 3,400 infants each year. Sudden unexpected infant deaths usually occur when an infant is sleeping, and c...
4 Jul 202337min
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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 202327min
