Eli Lilly’s hypoglycemia treatment wins FDA approval
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly and Co’s treatment for severe hypoglycemia, the health regulator said on Wednesday. Hypoglycemia is a condition in which blood sugar falls to dangerously low levels. Severe hypoglycemia typically occurs in people with diabetes who are using insulin treatment, the FDA said and noted that […]
Trends in Cough and Cold Medicine Recommendations for Children in the United States
Trends in Cough and Cold Medicine Recommendations for Children in the United States, 2002-2015 Daniel B. Horton, MD, MSCE1,2,3; Tobias Gerhard, PhD2,3,4; Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH2,5,6 JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(9):885-887. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2252 Respiratory infections are extremely common pediatric illnesses, and families frequently treat children with cough and cold medicines (CCM). In 2008, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that children […]
Communicating About Vaccines in a Fact-Resistant World
Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD1; Avnika B. Amin, MSPH1; Rupali J. Limaye, PhD2 Author Affiliations JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(10):929-930. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2219 The continued success of vaccines, one of the most effective public health interventions, depends on high rates of acceptance. Vaccine refusal in the United States has increased since the late 1990s.1 This trend has coincided with an increase in vaccine safety […]
New Approaches to cut Antibiotic Overuse
(SACRAMENTO) — A UC Davis study of nine emergency departments and urgent care centers in California and Colorado found educating physicians and patients about safe antibiotic use can cut overuse by one-third. The study, funded under a contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), appears in June 19 in the journal […]
Head and Face Injuries on the Rise from Motor Scooter Accidents
The best way to prevent an injury is to wear a helmet. So why are so many children and adults not wearing them. Head and face injuries from motorized scooters have tripled over the past decade. Nearly 2/3 of the injured were not wearing helmets. Check out results from one recent study.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Article in Annals of Emergency Medicine offers insight on what themes contribute to 5 star urgent care Yelp reviews – comfort, professionalism, facilities, pediatric care, and staff interactions VS https://bit.ly/2RWmi4Z
Vaccine-related, -unrelated febrile seizures have similar outcomes
Few children experience vaccine-proximate febrile seizures, or VP-FS, but those who do have similar outcomes compared with children who experience febrile seizures that did not occur after vaccination, according to research published in Pediatrics. Read More
Almost Half of Young Asthma Patients Misuse Inhalers
Many children with asthma don’t use their inhalers properly and don’t get a full dose of medicine, researchers report. They evaluated inhaler use among 113 children between the ages of 2 and 16 who were hospitalized for asthma. Such patients are at highest risk for complications and death from asthma. At least one crucial step […]
Preventing Medication Errors in the Urgent Care Center
Urgent message: Medications can heal, but they can also be deadly. That’s why protocols and controls, supported by rigorous and frequent documentation, are needed to reduce the possibility of medication errors in the urgent care setting. The most recent 10-year study on medical errors by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (sponsored by […]
Pediatric Referrals to an Emergency Department From Urgent Care Centers
Check out this study used to help describe pediatric emergency department (ED) referrals from urgent care centers and to determine the percentage of referrals considered essential and serious. The study was conducted between April 2013 and April 2015 on patients younger than 21 years referred directly to an ED in central Pennsylvania from surrounding urgent […]