The Future of Pediatrics
Did you know that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were “milk stations” that provided supervision of infant feeding and growth? The…
Course Instructor: Katie K. Lockwood, MD, MEd
Managing Sinus Infections
Have you heard that babies can’t get sinusitis because they don’t have sinuses? Not true! Mark Rizzi, MD, attending physician in the Division of Otolaryngology…
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorder
Somatic symptoms are real; we all experience them. One Canadian study found that somatic complaints account for more than 25% of all primary care visits.…
Considerations in Caring for Children in Foster Care
Each year in the U.S., more than 400,000 children are in foster care. Jennifer Keim, MD, MPH, primary care pediatrician at the Nicholas and Athena…
Intellectual Disabilities Clinical Pathway Review
CHOP has a new primary care clinical pathway for the diagnostic evaluation of development delay and intellectual disability. Its co-authors, Elana Huang, MD, primary care…
Neighborhoods and Children’s Health
It’s estimated that 20 percent of variation in health outcomes is due to medical and healthcare system factors. Environment makes up a significant portion of…
Anxiety with Food Allergies
Lunch at school. A birthday party. Dinner out. For kids with food allergies, everyday activities can be fraught. Megan Lewis, MSN, RN, CRNP, nurse practitioner…
Mental Health and Congenital Heart Disease: A Review
Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common birth defect in the U.S., are at greater risk for emotional and behavioral health concerns.…
Managing Pediatric Migraine Headaches in Primary Care
Are occipital headaches always cause for alarm? What if the headache is always on the right side or the left side? What is a thunderclap…
Preventing Weight-Based Harm in the Primary Care Setting
How can pediatricians move away from “diet culture” and encourage children and teenagers to have healthy relationships with food, exercise and their bodies? Two experts…