Children's Access to Care Tops AAP Priority List

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:21 pm by steve

"Access is at the top of everyone's agenda," stated Dr. John E. Lewy, FAAP, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Federal Government Affairs. With more.... Read More

Early Intervention Key to Dealing with Childhood Obesity

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:18 pm by steve

"To me, the hardest part of our clinical program is seeing a child who's 12 years old who weighs 300 pounds and is 5 foot 2. That child didn't get to be 300 pounds overnight..... Read More

National Organizations Take on Childhood Obesity

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:16 pm by steve

While access to healthcare tops most pediatrician's list of legislative priorities, reversing the trend of overweight children is quickly climbing to the top of clinical conce.... Read More

The Answer in Black and White

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:12 pm by steve

Any woman who's ever had a mammography will cheer the work of Dr. Steven Harms at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tec.... Read More

New Jet Means Speed, Comfort and Efficient Care for Critically-Ill Patients

Jul 08, 2005 at 04:10 pm by steve

In its quest to bring an ever-higher level of medical care to the people of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has upgraded its medical transport air servi.... Read More

September 2024

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