Debora Porter

Phantom of the Raptor from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo : Filmed in July 2020 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, AK. during a F-22 “Raptor” demonstration by pilot Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson. All footage was shot on the Phantom Flex4K at 1000FPS out of the open door of a UH-60 “Black Hawk” helicopter hovering at about 3000 feet.     source http://www.thepediablog.com/2022/01/15/cool-video-of-the-week-489/

We thank Drs. Domello¨f and Fewtrell for their thoughtful review of our report. We agree that like all post-hoc analyses, the findings from this study should be interpreted with caution. While we controlled for several potential confounders that affect iron status and neurodevelopment, causation cannot be ascertained. Specifically, feeding volumes were not available, however, in a sensitivity analysis we adjusted for intravenous (IV) iron, which was recommended when feeds were held and served as a proxy for low enteral intake. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00012-9/fulltext?rss=yes

*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on January 14, 2021.   Send In The Clowns     They say that laughter is the best medicine. At Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., they give big doses  of it by sending in the Healthy Humor Red Nose Docs during hospital “clown rounds”: Hospitals can seem like a scary place to children, whether they are a patient or a sibling. It can also be a frightening experience for parents who have a sick child in the hospital. To help alleviate a family’s fears and anxiety, our Clown Care team provides artistic, humorous entertainment.   The clowns are all professionally trained healers, of course: Three days a week, these “doctors of delight” make “clown rounds” around the Main Hospital campus , a parody of medical rounds where laughter is the goal and humor is the chief treatment. The clowns use performances such as red nose transplants, kitty cat scans, funny bone exams, music and magic tricks to...

Dear Editor, source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00011-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Machine Learning (ML) shows promise for developing prediction models that could improve care in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Advocates claim these systems enhance prognostic accuracy and can adapt to changing clinical practices by adding more and new large-scale child health data. accurate predictive models using ML could benefit decision-making and care delivery, and in turn, outcomes for patients and families. Despite their potential, some of these models may replicate the biases of their training datasets or may be biased in other ways (e.g., label bias or contextual bias), and are built without the capacity to explain how they reach decisions (so-called “black boxes”). source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(21)01276-2/fulltext?rss=yes

To evaluate the effectiveness of using a standardized Essential Newborn Care (ENC) module taught by pediatric residents on ENC skills and growth of offspring born to underweight primigravida mothers. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(22)00005-1/fulltext?rss=yes

To evaluate laboratory Indices in patients with hereditary spherocytosis (HS), with positive and borderline flow-cytometry eosin-5-melamide (EMA)-bound red blood cells screening test. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(21)01186-0/fulltext?rss=yes