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Don’t give up on our kids: Stop sending Texas youth into the adult prison system

January 23, 2026 children, Incarceration, kids, pediatricians, Prison, rehabilitation, teen, youth

Texas remains one of only a few states that treats all 17-year-olds as adults in the justice system. In some cases, even younger children are

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Beyond a restroom pass: ‘silent crisis’ of childhood constipation in schools

October 31, 2025 bathroom, constipation, encopresis, pediatricians, schoolchildren, schools

In the daily bustle of classrooms, playgrounds and lunchrooms, one of the most common chronic health problems in children is one that is not typically

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A culturally sensitive approach for pediatricians to navigate co-sleeping conversations with families

June 27, 2025 children, Co-sleeping, cultural humility, pediatricians, safe sleep, safe sleep guidelines, SIDS, sleep-related infant deaths, sudden infant death syndrome, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, SUID

In the ICU as a pediatric resident physician, I cared for an infant whose life was forever altered by a co-sleeping accident. Now ventilator and

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How to beat dyslipidemia at its own game: A pediatric tale

December 8, 2023 cardiovascular disease (CVD), children, dyslipidemia, lipid, pediatric dyslipidemia, pediatricians, pediatrics

There is no question that dyslipidemia – abnormally elevated cholesterol or fats (lipids) in the blood – in childhood leads to early atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

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As pediatricians, we advocate banning flavored e-cigarettes to halt vaping trends

April 7, 2023 E-Cigarettes, pediatricians, teenagers, Tobacco, vapes, Vaping, youth

Electronic cigarettes are endangering the lives of teenagers. We have seen it firsthand as pediatricians. These products have a variety of names, including e-cigarettes, vapes,