Food allergy is severe and affects record number of children in the U.S.
The study published in the July issue of Pediatrics and headed by Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Attending Physician, General Academic Pediatrics at Children’s Memorial and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, shows food allergy affects 8 percent of children under the age of 18 or about 5.9 million children in the U.S. Based on this data, 1 in 13 children have some form of food allergy, and more distressing is that 2 out of 5 affected have a severe form. The Food Allergy Initiative funded this important study and along with primary researches, Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, will aim to understand what the observed geographical, racial and diagnostic trends imply and why some children are spared of this allergy. Read more »
Video journaling helps 17 year-old on heart transplant list document her wait
At age eight, Mackenzie Tannhauser was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia. Physicians tried to correct the problem through a series of ablations which proved to be unsuccessful. Mackenzie has since developed cardiomyopathy and has been placed on the transplant list in need of a heart. Mackenzie, who has a flip camera, is chronicling her journey from now until the day she receives her transplant. The episodes includes medical visits, her emotional struggles, and her day-to-day activities. Watch all three episodes »
New virus linked to Kawasaki disease
Anne Rowley, MD, Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases at Children’s Memorial, and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, along with her research team have made an important discovery regarding Kawasaki disease. Dr. Rowley’s findings point to a single respiratory virus or a closely related group of viruses as the cause. Rowley's findings were published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases and were favorably received by other researchers in this area around the world. She has been invited to give presentations at conferences in Japan this fall.
Computer-aided medication management helps treat ADHD
Medication is effective in reducing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms, but community management is sub optimal. Computer-assisted decision-making can improve quality of care. John Lavigne, PhD, Chief Psychologist at Children’s Memorial, and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has helped develop Focus on ADHD, a software program which can help physicians decide if a child’s dose is working at an optimal level. Focus on ADHD is designed to be used in conjunction with a titration plan and is a significant tool for the treating physician. Read more »
August 2011
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Having recently performed our 1000th implant, Children's Memorial's Cochlear Implant Program has grown to be one of the largest pediatric implant programs in the world. Read more » |
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