Debora Porter

To increase early oral immune therapy (OIT) with colostrum administered to the buccal mucosa in order to improve our human milk practices for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants admitted to a level 3 NICU. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(23)00248-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Dustin by Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker ( Arcamax.com/thefunnies )             source https://www.thepediablog.com/2023/04/16/sunday-funnies-553/

We thank Lazaros et al. for the kind comments to our paper. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(23)00250-0/fulltext?rss=yes

Engine Trouble from Nate Milton on Vimeo.   Happy Earth Week!   source https://www.thepediablog.com/2023/04/15/cool-video-of-the-week-554/

*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on April 14, 2022.   Masks Help Reduce Hay Fever     As we all wait for Mother Nature to decide when winter will finally end, the 60 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) are bracing themselves for an itchy and sneezy spring. Stocking up on tissues and antihistamines is an annual ritual for many allergy suffers. Emma Polen spoke with a couple of local allergists who encourage their patients to keep those N95 face masks handy when they work and play outdoors: Dr. Merritt Fajt, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and a specialist in UPMC’s Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine division, said that even before COVID-19, she was already suggesting mask-wearing for patients with severe allergies when they were going to do yard work. “When more people were wearing masks outside, there was a definite decrease in the amount of symptoms from outdoor al...

  The theme for this year’s National Burn Awareness Week (covered by The PediaBlog  in February here ) was “Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire,” raising awareness for preventing scald injuries. Children are especially vulnerable to scald injuries. It is estimated that 100,000 children in the U.S. suffer scalding burns each year from hot foods and beverages. Serious burns can lead to lifelong physical and psychological complications. In a recent study conducted at the University of Chicago Medical Center, researchers revealed a common culprit: instant noodles. Instant noodle burns comprised nearly one-third of all pediatric scald burn admissions at our institution, a higher proportion than previously reported. While less severe than other scald burns in this series, instant noodles injuries still demonstrated a need for hospitalization and operative intervention. Instant noodle burns disproportionately affected Black/African American patients, as well as from neighborh...

To review systematically and assess the accuracy of prediction models for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) at 36 weeks’ postmenstrual age. source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(23)00051-3/fulltext?rss=yes