Pediatrics News
Connecticut’s Morning Buzz Reporter Jillian Andrews recently spoke with Dr. Michael Sider, a pediatrician at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, about safe sleeping protocol for infants and toddlers.
- April 22, 2024Source: diaTRIBE
People with type 1 diabetes who take a GLP-1 drug for weight loss or other health benefits may see unexpected low blood sugar levels, as well as a higher risk of diabetic ketoacidosis.
- April 21, 2024Source: Waterbury Republican-American
Dr. Julia Rosenberg, a New Haven pediatrician and associate director of the Yale Pediatric Immigrant and Refugee Clinic, said that she views universal coverage for children as a moral imperative but also an investment that will pay off for the state. “Prevention by its nature is an upfront investment for long-term benefits,” said Rosenberg during an interview with the CT Mirror. “Especially for childhood needs and development.”
- April 19, 2024Source: Newsday
The new treatment allows children like Yusef to stop taking the blood transfusions that keep the disease at bay
- April 19, 2024Source: Hartford Business Journal
A Connecticut law expanding state-sponsored insurance coverage to certain children regardless of immigration status has seen explosive demand since it went into effect nearly 14 months ago.
- April 18, 2024Source: Neurology Today
Although there are clear guidelines for initial management of SE, the appropriate direction to take is less straightforward when the condition becomes refractory—that is, when it has failed to respond to two or more medications, said Susan T. Arnold, MD, an adjunct professor of pediatric neurology at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT.
- April 17, 2024Source: Hartford Courant
The number of babies who accidentally die from suffocation because they sleep with their parents or other caregivers remains stubbornly high in Connecticut. A big reason is parents, many of them single caregivers, who need to calm a baby to get a decent night’s sleep because they need to get to work in the morning.
- April 17, 2024Source: NBC News
Newborn babies are at greatest risk from the respiratory infection.
- April 15, 2024Source: News 12 CT
A Yale health expert is raising awareness of measles as cases are reported in New York and New Jersey. Dr. Magna Dias, a professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine says the U.S. typically sees a few cases of measles each year from unvaccinated travelers coming into the country.
- April 12, 2024
On April 5, Yale Pediatricians hosted a POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) Workshop at Yale's West Campus.