Dec 29th, 2008 · A study published in this month's Pediatrics journal found that there was an exceedingly wide variation not only in what pediatricians and family practitioners paid for vaccines, but also in the reimbursements they received from insurers and managed care organizations.
Sep 17th, 2008 · A new study shows about 20 percent of patients checking out of hospital intensive care units suffer post traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Sydney Spiesel — a practicing pediatrician and professor at Yale Medical School — talks to Madeleine Brand about why this happens and what hospitals can do.
Dec 17th, 2007 · Human growth hormone has been in the news recently because of the Mitchell Report on doping in Major League Baseball. HGH is one of the illegal substances used by baseball players, but it sometimes gets lumped together with steroids. Pediatric endocrinologist Alan Rogol explains how the drug can help and or harm athletes.
Nov 22nd, 2007 · With an obesity epidemic among kids and teens, pediatricians are increasingly concerned about high cholesterol. They say sporadic dieting and exercise are not enough to correct the problem. But a regimen of exercise, nutrition and good mental health are a better support.
Oct 21st, 2007 · An advisory panel recommended to the Food and Drug Administration this week that cold medicines be banned for children under the age of six. Dr. Danny Benjamin, a research professor at Duke University, who is also a practicing pediatrician and has worked in the past as an advisor to the FDA, speaks with Liane Hansen.
Oct 4th, 2007 · A petition before the Food and Drug Administration could change the way parents care for kids with colds. Many pediatricians say that cough medicines should not be given to children because there's a lack of evidence proving their safety and effectiveness.
Aug 14th, 2007 · Dr. Jerome Paulson, a pediatrician with the National Children's Medical Center in Washington, D.C., talks with Michele Norris.
Jun 27th, 2007 · Dr. David Hill is a pediatrician. He's also a father. And recently, he is finding that his recommendations to patients don't jell with what he allows his own kids to do. On one issue -- TV watching -- he definitely is not practicing what he preaches.