April 23, 2018
Getting in Front of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes was commonly associated with the adult population. This diagnosis was even referenced as adult-onset diabetes but in recent years type 2 diabetes in...
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Is There a Role for Fecal Transplant in IBD?
Can an effective treatment for medically refractive Crohn’s disease be found in the gastrointestinal tract itself? Dr. Alka Goyal with Children’s Mercy Kansas City is...
February 19, 2018
Tourette Syndrome: Using an Evidence-based Algorithm to Guide Treatment
As an expert in the treatment of Tourette Syndrome (TS), recently, Dr. Coffman was asked to author an article on the pharmacological treatment of Tourette...
February 15, 2018
Precision Therapeutics in the NICU
Neonatal pharmacotherapy is a field ripe with opportunity. Efficacy and toxicity is unpredictable and varies greatly for many drug classes commonly used. Weight-based dosing continues...
February 4, 2018
Cancer Genomics: Finding Answers Through Data and DNA
Approximately 10 to 15 percent of childhood cancer cases are due to a genetic predisposition. Children’s Mercy Kansas City is searching within the genetic code...
January 27, 2018
Mitigating Hyperfiltration-Mediated Kidney Injury
Thanks to the research being done in CKid, we know that children diagnosed with chronic kidney disease progress over time to dialysis and transplantation. That...
January 21, 2018
The Decision to Withhold Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment for Children
In pediatrics care most often supports life-sustaining treatment to promote the best interests of the child. But in some circumstances (after weighing the balance of...
January 10, 2018
Chronic Abdominal Pain Triggers: Is Personalized Assessment Feasible?
It’s well-accepted that there are a variety of complex pathways that contribute to abdominal pain in children; but what are these pathways, and how can...
January 3, 2018
The Importance of Reducing Pediatric Lawnmower-Related Injuries
Did you know over 17,000 children are treated for lawnmower injuries each year in the US, resulting in 4,000 trips to the ER. About 75...
