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Pediatric Career Articles of Interest
More Doctors 'Fire' Vaccine Refusers
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Pediatricians fed up with parents who refuse to vaccinate their
children out of concern it can cause autism or other problems
increasingly are "firing" such families from their practices.
Medical associations don't recommend such patient bans, but the
practice appears to be growing, according to vaccine
researchers.
EDs should be Better Prepared to Treat
Children
Source: MedPage Today
Emergency departments need better administration, training, and
safety procedures for treating their youngest patients, researchers
say.
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Things Adult Medicine Could Learn From
Pediatrics
Source: The New York Times
The adage "children are not just small adults" is so basic in
pediatrics that you can search medical journals and find it applied
to treatments for facial fractures, liver failure and cardiac
arrhythmias, for example. But when it comes to certain aspects of
medical treatment, especially hospitalization, perhaps it's time to
acknowledge that adults are really just big children. Illness, pain
and the shadows of disability and death - all hospital familiars -
make all of us vulnerable, at any age, and reassurance and comfort
are welcome.
Pediatric Strokes More Than Twice As Common As Previously
Reported
Source: Medical News Today
Imaging studies along with diagnostic codes on medical charts
show that the rate of strokes in infants and children is two to
four times higher than commonly thought, researchers report.