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This national survey of pediatric fellowship program directors assesses resources for and barriers to effective fellow scholarly activity training, and factors associated with high productivity.

What greater investment can a nation make than in the health of its children? Yet tragically, until the twentieth century nearly half of all children in the United States died before reaching adolescence. The history of children's health in America - its evalutian from the rudimentary ministrations of colonial times to the comprehensive care afforded children today - is a fascinating story, not just of medical advances but of society's changing perspectives...

A pediatric cardiologist presents a tour of a child's vital organs, sharing anecdotes about children struggling with disease and other physical challenges as they progress from birth through adolescence.

"Committed to finding natural ways to care for their children, many parents seek techniques that do not require the invasive procedures and medications often associated with Western medicine. In Naturally Healthy Babies and Children, midwife and herbalist Aviva Romm offers a comprehensive handbook that addresses the common health issues of children, from newborns to preadolescents. Aviva's whole-child approach integrates herbal remedies, nutrition,...

A guide for new moms shares counsel based on trusting instincts and choosing caregiving methods that fit individual needs while avoiding conflicting advice and meeting key challenges, from feeding issues to sleeplessness.--

William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) was born in Rutherford, New Jersey. He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he met and befriended Ezra Pound and H.D. (Hilda Doolittle). At the same time as maintaining a popular medical practice, he became a prolific poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright. Experimenting with new techniques of meter and lineation, Williams sought to invent an entirely fresh and singularly American poetics,...

Training pediatricians to meet child behavioral and mental health needs will require novel curriculum and training environments, faculty development, and collaboration among leaders and organizations.

Because children's bodies differ from adults, adult medical tests do not tell us how medicines will affect children or what dosages are necessary. Pediatricians often lack adequate information. This film explains the move in recent decades toward testing medicines in children, the ethical questions involved, and shows us how the process works.