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Anchor lead: Can characterizing acute flaccid myelitis help clinicians spot it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute flaccid myelitis, the mysterious illness that has stuck fear into the hearts of parents nationally, has better definition now. Matthew Elrick, a pediatric neurologist at …
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Anchor lead: If you’re told your infant has tongue tie, should it be treated? Elizabeth Tracey reports Women are encouraged to breastfeed their infants, but a condition called ‘tongue tie,’ where the infant’s tongue may have additional tissue beneath it …
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Anchor lead: Is a condition called tongue tie in infants associated with lower rates of breastfeeding? Elizabeth Tracey reports Some infants have a bit of tissue beneath their tongues that renders it somewhat less mobile, and may compromise their ability …
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Anchor lead: Programs providing support for children benefit us all, Elizabeth Tracey reports Social support programs are in the crosshairs when it comes to government cost-cutting, particularly those for children, but a recent report demonstrates that such strategies don’t work …
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Anchor lead: When parents take a role in the NICU, babies do better, Elizabeth Tracey reports Parents who’ve been carefully trained by staff in the neonatal intensive care unit or NICU can successfully help care for their critically ill infants, …
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Anchor lead: Do families and doctors walk away from critical meetings with the same understanding? Elizabeth Tracey reports Doctors may be unintentionally optimistic when conveying difficult information. That’s one interpretation of a study by Renee Boss, a neonatologist at Johns …
