Autism: Preparing for Aging Out of the System
While support and resources are accessible to kids with Autism and their parents, families must prepare for children reaching adulthood, when resource availability changes and depends on a number of factors.
Update on Respiratory Syncytial Virus
This pervasive little-understood illness is finally getting the notice it deserves, with current attention focusing on better understanding and prevention.
Update on Pertussis
Despite its near eradication in the U.S., whooping cough is making a comeback due to disproven claims and reduced vaccine effectiveness.
Update on Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
Polio still plagues a few parts of the world, and some of its past victims are vulnerable to a recurrence but in a less serious form.
Zoonotic Diseases: An Emerging Global Health Challenge
Although noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in most developed nations, zoonotic diseases remain a major public health concern.
Superbugs: Challenging Our Notions of Medical Supremacy
The growing number of strains of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic treatment continues to plague patients and the healthcare community.
Treating PANDAS
Current treatments for PANDAS have been shown to be relatively effective, but could surgical treatments such as tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy offer more effective results?
Renal Failure
Chronic and acute kidney failure can be the result of many causes, and its prevalence is growing at historic rates, but it is no longer a death sentence.
Measles Makes a Comeback
The measles resurgence is introducing a whole new generation of physicians to a once-eradicated
and potentially deadly disease.
Foodborne Illness: A Continuing Threat to Public Health
With more than 250 foodborne illnesses identified, it is often difficult to diagnose when a person has been infected to ensure proper treatment is prescribed.