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The Cost of Preventing Pediatric Influenza Deaths

August 16, 2021

How much is the life of one child really worth? That is part of the question bioethicists and policymakers must consider when discussing influenza’s recent disappearance. In the U.S., the past three flu seasons have resulted in 144 to 199 pediatric deaths from influenza infection. Strikingly, only one pediatric death from influenza was recorded during […]

Dianela Perdomo ⋅ Perspectives in Research influenza, masks, pediatrics, public health ⋅

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Their DNA Will Remember: The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Detention

July 19, 2019

One of the hottest topics debated in the 2020 presidential race so far has been immigration reform. There has been widespread outrage centered on the separation of families and the horrible conditions and long stays in detention centers along our southern borders. Detainees hope they’ll be released as soon as possible, but for the children […]

Lisa Learman ⋅ Perspectives in Research epigenetics, pediatrics, PTSD, trauma ⋅

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Mental Health on the Reservation: Native American Teens and Toxic Stress

February 8, 2018

Toxic stress is everywhere. As a pediatrician in Baltimore City, I acknowledge the elephant in the exam room at nearly every appointment. Abuse. Neglect. Domestic violence. Toxic stress is a term used to describe the repeated experience of adverse childhood events without positive interpersonal relationships to buffer the ongoing trauma. As a result, children in […]

llivaditis ⋅ A Day in the Life mental health, pediatrics, Stress ⋅

Did you know: Studies conducted in schools practicing mindfulness have shown reduced classroom behavior problems and stress.

Practicing Mindfulness May Help Negate Long-Term Negative Effects of Trauma in Children

May 8, 2017

Children who experience traumatic experiences are known to have long-term negative health effects, including mental, behavioral and physical issues. Mindfulness interventions have proven successful in adults and those dealing with trauma to negate some of the effects of distress. It is suggested that mindfulness could be utilized in children with adverse childhood experiences to also […]

Brittany Avin ⋅ Perspectives in Research mindfulness, pediatrics, trauma ⋅

Managing Burnout: Advice for New Medical Trainees

July 31, 2015

The white coats these days are at their starchiest, the haircuts are fresh and even the Tylenol orders are being triple-checked — it’s July again at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. That is to say, the academic medicine new year has come and gone, and a flock of some 26,000 wide-eyed but eager new physicians have […]

Benjamin Oldfield ⋅ Perspectives in Research American Psychiatric Association, Anesthesiology, Burnout, Family Medicine, internal medicine, Medical Trainees, Pathology, Patient Health Questionnaire-2, pediatrics, Professional Exhaustion, Radiology, Self-Care, Surgery ⋅

Is Convenience Harming Our Children?

April 10, 2015

I recently took care of a young infant who was found to have eaten a single-use detergent sac, otherwise known as a laundry pod. The child’s mom called 911 because of vomiting, but by the time the paramedics brought the patient to the emergency department, he was barely conscious, breathing hard and fast, intermittently gasping […]

Sylvia Owusu-Ansah ⋅ A Day in the Life pediatrics ⋅

Pediatric Mental Illness Crisis: Barriers to Pediatric Mental Health Services in Our Current EMS System

March 13, 2015

Imagine you are a pediatrician working in an emergency department when a young female patient who was recently diagnosed as bipolar is brought in by her mother. She is visibly angry upon arrival, and her mother looks tired and distressed. When you enter the room, the young girl begins the interaction with foul language. She […]

Sylvia Owusu-Ansah ⋅ A Day in the Life mental health, pediatrics ⋅

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