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<p>Transgender youth with gender dysphoria commonly report depression and thoughts of suicide, according to results of a recent study.</p>
This article reviews the different expert guidelines for controlling hemoglobin A1c, LDL cholesterol, and blood pressure in patients with diabetes and offers suggestions for sorting out the confusion.
A 23-month-old girl was brought to the pediatrician's office by her mother who was concerned about "bulging down there."
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2012 Annual Meeting: March 16-19, 2012; Washington, DC
<P><IMG style="MARGIN: 5px; FLOAT: left" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/1206CFP_ECKamat_BioPic.jpg" width=90 height=90> Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and longtime <EM>Consultant For Pediatricians</EM> Editorial Board member, was recognized by Wayne State University with the 2012 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The faculty members who receive this award have made outstanding contributions in their field of education and demonstrate exceptional knowledge, unwavering enthusiasm, and an uncanny ability to motivate students. </P>
<p>The benefits of <em>cardioselective </em>beta-blocker therapy outweigh the associated risks in patients with nonsevere asthma after myocardial infarction (MI) or for the long-term treatment of heart failure. We have recently observed both medical residents and attending physicians prescribing noncardioselective beta-blockers to patients with asthma. Consequently, we believe this summary will be a timely reminder to healthcare professionals to be careful to administer cardioselective beta-blockers for appropriate indications in asthma patients and clearly avoid noncardioselective agents.</p>
Developmentally healthy 9-month-old boy brought for evaluation of congenital pale pink 2-cm plaque on left parietal scalp.
The live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) does not result in a greater number of lower respiratory events (LRE) following vaccination in children with asthma aged 2 to 18 years when compared with the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV).
Poor sleep affects Black individuals more than people of other racial groups. Researchers examined the impact of providing standard cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia vs culturally tailored CBT-I via the internet to Black women.
Richard J. Santen, MD, answers questions about his article on the importance of determining the underlying risk of breast cancer for individual patients before initiating menopausal hormone therapy.
Researchers sought to determine the best methodology for identifying psoriatic arthritis among patients with musculoskeletal symptoms.
Researchers released preliminary findings on the effects of a promising new treatment that could help to “reboot” the immune system.
A 23-month-old girl was transferred from a local emergency department (ED) to a metropolitan children’s hospital with concern for foreign body ingestion.