Nirsevimab (Beyfortus)
For the first time, a preventative medicine is available to protect infants and high-risk toddlers from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, attending…
Course Category: Podcasts
Take Care of Maya
This podcast discusses the Netflix documentary Take Care of Maya, and the similarities and differences in on-screen and in-person care. A Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast to…
Fatal Poisonings
It’s hard to call an opioid overdose an accident when it happens to a young child — at home and under supervision. Some fatal poisonings…
Torticollis: 3 Types and Takeaways
When thinking about physical therapy, babies may not necessarily come to mind. But in the case of congenital muscular torticollis patients, PT can have a…
Syphilis: Prevalence and Prevention
Snuffles, Hutchinson teeth and saber shins — what do these things all have in common? They are symptoms of syphilis. Also known as the “great…
ADHD Medication Management
Through no fault of their own, ADHD medications often bear the misconception of being ineffective — or worse, unsafe — yet they are the first…
The Future of Pediatrics
Did you know that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were “milk stations” that provided supervision of infant feeding and growth? The…
Managing Sinus Infections
Have you heard that babies can’t get sinusitis because they don’t have sinuses? Not true! Mark Rizzi, MD, attending physician in the Division of Otolaryngology…
COVID with Dr. Paul Offit
This podcast discusses the past, and future, of COVID-19. A Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast to educate, enlighten and inform. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Emergency Medicine…
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorder
Somatic symptoms are real; we all experience them. One Canadian study found that somatic complaints account for more than 25% of all primary care visits.…