Toxicity and the Most Common Pediatric Overdoses (S2:E29)
In today's episode we dive in to the topic of toxicity and the most common overdoses in pediatric medicine. Our guest is Sam Wang, MD, returning from earlier this season when we covered the topic of ...
12 Mars 201933min
Overcoming HPV Vaccination Hesitancy (S2:E28)
HPV vaccine rates remain low with only about 16% of U.S. adolescents being fully vaccinated by the time they turn 13 according to the CDC. With about 34,000 cases of HPV-induced cancers annually, we a...
5 Mars 201924min
Food Allergy Immunotherapy (S2:E27)
Historically, there has not been a Food and Drug Administration – approved medical therapy to treat food allergies. This is about to change with emerging research in immune desensitization and clinica...
26 Feb 201959min
Congenital Heart Disease: Ongoing Management (S2:E26)
As a continuation of our discussion of congenital heart disease from Season 2, Episode 21, we are going to look at the primary care provider's ongoing role caring for these patients; signs and symptom...
19 Feb 201918min
Repeat Concussion and Sports Retirement Case Study (S2:E25)
How many concussions are too many for a young athlete? When should sport retirement be considered? In today's episode we are going to look at the case of a high school athlete as the basis for explori...
12 Feb 201926min
Pain Management in Kids (S2:E24)
The practice of pediatric pain management has developed significantly in the last decade with the use and validation of pain assessment tools specific to pediatric patients, yielding evidence-based pa...
5 Feb 201922min
E-Cigarettes and Vaping (S2:E23)
A real public health problem has snuck up on us as pediatricians - vaping and e-cigarettes use. On today's episode, we will unpack the facts about e-cigarettes and vaping, provide you with practical t...
29 Jan 201926min
Integrative Approach to Pediatric Medicine (S2:E22)
Integrative health care describes the blending of complementary and conventional therapies by practitioners to include all appropriate therapies in a patient-centered and evidence-based fashion. Today...
22 Jan 201927min
