Each year, more than 180,000 adults and 70,000 children undergo an appendectomy in the United States. “Although the surgery is curative, appendectomy is still a major operation that is associated with perioperative risks, as...
As tears silently rolled down my patient’s face, I could feel my own eyes grow moist. Holding back the tears that threatened to escape, I patted her hand and told her how sorry I felt. She just lost both parents to COVID, and...
Temperature measurement occurs at more than one-half of well-child visits and may impact antibiotic prescribing and vaccine deferral, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed well-child visits from...
Online single-session interventions (SSIs) appear to offer some benefit for adolescents with depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in Nature Human Behaviour. Jessica L. Schleider, PhD, and...
