Dr. Fauci while accepting award from National Academy of Medicine:
"We have a lot of challenges ahead of us, and I can't help thinking that we're really going through a time that's disturbingly anti-science in certain segments of our society. That’s very troublesome to me.”
The tragic news from Thousand Oaks, CA reminds us all that it's time to #EndGunViolence. As long as gun violence remains a public health threat to children and families, pediatricians will not rest in our pursuit to keep them safe.
A Florida man died when his vape pen, distributed by Smok-E Mountain, exploded, sending projectiles into his head and causing a small fire in his house.
This is believed to be one of the first deaths from an e-cigarette explosion in the U.S.
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Grandparents, friends, or neighbors who are worried about a child's speech or language development may hesitate to bring it up for fear of offending a parent. Some ways to respectfully and productively talk about a potential communication delay: https://t.co/f5woRQL4yz #BHSM
Low levels of arginine vasopressin, a hormone that has been linked to lower levels of sociability, may be a potential #autism biomarker: https://t.co/jx21N6A1DY
Everyone is at risk for sunburn, but children especially need to be protected since most sun damage occurs in childhood. Keep your children safe from the sun this summer with these tips: https://t.co/rDT2jrzuLf
Separating children from their parents contradicts everything we stand for as pediatricians – protecting and promoting children’s health." - @AAPPres. Our statement opposing @DHSgov's policy to separate immigrant families at the border: https://t.co/7lFHCacqOU #ProtectFamilies
Julie Valentine Center has created an Amazon Wish list. Please check out our current requests for our Children's Advocacy Center at the link below. We will continue to add items. Also, remember to click on Amazon Smile and choose Julie... https://t.co/Or2a0HZhod
Outbreak Alert: 35 people sick in 11 states with E.coli infections linked to chopped romaine lettuce. Don’t eat any store-bought chopped romaine, including salad mixes with romaine, in your fridge. Throw it away. https://t.co/r8k0N9Mjhf
You know your child best. If you have concerns about how your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, or moves, trust your instincts and talk with your pediatrician. #AutismAwareness https://t.co/9k8TuphXUH
In a big surprise, study finds that the common practice of quintupling the dose of inhaled glucocorticoids for worsening #asthma does not work: https://t.co/lsmSqaa6J9