Background: Falls represent the leading cause of unintentional nonfatal injuries in children resulting in substantial costs and morbidity. There is a paucity of literature examining …
Physician-provided diet and activity counseling has been identified as an important component of preventing and managing childhood obesity. Several tools have been developed to guide …
In 2008 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated a previous set of guidelines on treatment of hypercholesterolemia in children from 1998. Despite evidence linking …
Objective In emergency medical services (EMS), a limited proportion of emergency calls involve pediatric patients. Due to the low volume of pediatric calls, prehopsital providers …
Food allergies (FAs) are immune reactions to proteins found in specific foods and are either immunoglobulin (IgE)-mediated or non-IgE mediated. In the United States, the …
Asthma is often a chronic pediatric disease which requires not only medication, but also environmental trigger management, therefore making it a condition that requires community …
Healthcare disparities have become a prominent issue in the United States of America emphasized by the annual reports each year from the Agency of Healthcare …
Introduction: At Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC), a Federally Qualified Health Care Organization in Providence, RI, there has been a steady increase in Emergency Room …
Objectives: Clinical trials have demonstrated that patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on hybrid closed loop insulin pump therapy have improved glycemic control, but …
Objective: Our objective was to assess the association between clinical symptoms and SARS-CoV-2-positivity in children within Rhode Island. Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study …
Background and Objectives: Among the multitude of health effects on children associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been significant interruptions in the provision of …
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatricians screen mothers for postpartum depression (PPD) at the infant’s 1, 2, 4, and 6-month well child …
Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in children. The aim of this study is to determine if children with acute appendicitis are more …
There are a variety of medications used to control the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Adherence early in disease course to two commonly prescribed …
Objective: To assess the national prevalence of inadequate sleep among school-age children and its relationship with childhood flourishing. Study Design: This cross-sectional study analyzed 49,050 …
Objectives: To improve the experience of pediatric patients undergoing a bowel clean out in preparation for a colonoscopy, we evaluated the efficacy of a low …
