Counseling for Pre-Diabetes

Unlike diabetes, the first line of treatment for prediabetes isn’t medication — but rather lifestyle modifications. Rachana D. Shah, MD, MsTR, Medical Director of the…

Lipid Screening

“To fast or not to fast?” When it comes to cholesterol screening, that is the question. Rachel Shustak, MD, and Jordy Martino, MSN, CRNP, an…

Vaccine Hesitancy (Shen 2023)

If there’s one lesson the COVID pandemic taught us, it is that public health lives on a local level — and in order to learn…

Nirsevimab (Beyfortus)

For the first time, a preventative medicine is available to protect infants and high-risk toddlers from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, attending…

Take Care of Maya

This podcast discusses the Netflix documentary Take Care of Maya, and the similarities and differences in on-screen and in-person care. A Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast to…

Fatal Poisonings

It’s hard to call an opioid overdose an accident when it happens to a young child — at home and under supervision. Some fatal poisonings…

Torticollis: 3 Types and Takeaways

When thinking about physical therapy, babies may not necessarily come to mind. But in the case of congenital muscular torticollis patients, PT can have a…

Syphilis: Prevalence and Prevention

Snuffles, Hutchinson teeth and saber shins — what do these things all have in common? They are symptoms of syphilis. Also known as the “great…

ADHD Medication Management

Through no fault of their own, ADHD medications often bear the misconception of being ineffective — or worse, unsafe — yet they are the first…