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Atopic Dermatitis Provider Resources Now Available
Column Author: Rebecca Flynn, Advanced Practice RN III | Division of Dermatology Column Editor: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School...
Bacterial Conjunctivitis … Does It Always Need Antibiotics?: Wise Use of Antibiotics
Column Author & Editor: Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI | Director, Clinical Services | Director, Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine ...
Volume and Outcomes
Highlights of the Liver Transplant Program Shortest wait time in pediatric liver transplant First dual organ transplant completed Heart/liver en bloc Liver/kidney en block NIH-funded site for the study...
Preparing for your first appointment with Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
It's nice to know what to expect when you are bringing your child to the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Clinic at Children's Mercy. Below is some important information and reminders before your...
Dr. Mark Hoffman a co-PI on Study that Uses De-Identified Data to Research Health Effects of Climate Change
The project, “Using massive, multi-regional EHR data to estimate the impacts of climate change on fungal disease epidemiology in the U.S.,” will investigate the health effects of climate change on fungal...
Acute Gastroenteritis: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)2024
Background/epidemiology HUS is a rare but serious sequela to some gastrointestinal infections, most commonly shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). HUS occurs in 15% of children < 5 years of age...
Acute Gastroenteritis: Ondansetron Dosing 2024
<!--StartFragment--> Strength Patient Weight Dose 4 mg/5mL oral solution > 30 kg 8 mg 15.1 to 30 kg 4 mg 8 kg to 15 kg 2 mg 8 mg oral...
Three Investigators Receive Braden’s Hope Grants to Further Childhood Cancer Research
Three Children’s Mercy investigators received new pediatric cancer research awards, totaling $700,000. The grants, independently awarded by Braden’s Hope for Childhood Cancer, will further collaborations...
Kids sick again? What to do about those pesky bugs going around
If it feels like the kiddos in your life are constantly coming down with something, it’s probably not your imagination. In the first 2 years of life, it is common for kids in daycare to be sick with...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Rose Gelineau-Morel
Rose Gelineau-Morel, MD, Neurology, has always had an interest in how the brain works. “I remember in high school thinking about what makes people tick. It’s fascinating that everyone has a brain with the...
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Dr. Kaela Varberg Awarded NIH Grant to Investigate the Role of ASCL2 in Trophoblast Cell Lineage Development
Dr. Varberg’s study titled, “Regulation of Invasive Trophoblast Cell Lineage Development,” will identify gene targets of Achaete-Scute Family Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor 2 (ASCL2) and place...
Healthier eating in the new year is a resolution you can keep. No, really!
Be honest: How many days into the new year did you make it before you abandoned all those well-intentioned resolutions? It happens to the best of us. But as a parent, finding ways to implement healthier...
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Dr. Keith Feldman Receives Grant to Identify Optimal Control to Use in Matched Case Control Studies for Single Ventricle Disease Patients with Liver Disease
The project will develop a computational framework for identifying optimal control patients for a given study based on all available medical history and clinical trajectory of patients, rather than a subset...
Kidney Transplant: What to Expect
Before surgery: The kidney transplant evaluation Before getting a kidney transplant, you/your child must have a complete evaluation, to make sure you/your child are healthy enough to be transplanted. The...
Link Newsletter - December 2023
Our December issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. We want to hear from you! Do you have ideas, questions or suggestions for future articles in The...
Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Nirsevimab and RSV: Long-Term High Hopes and Short-Term Cautious Optimism
A new monoclonal antibody to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), nirsevimab (Beyfortus), has been approved and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for all infants...
Bioethics: Addressing the Burdens That Newborn Screening Imposes on Underserved Communities
Newborn screening (NBS) began in the 1960s with testing for phenylketonuria (PKU), which, when identified and treated early, significantly reduces morbidity. While NBS is rightly viewed as a public health...