Pediatrics
Fitzhugh Mullan, Ph.D., M.D., assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Medpage Today about proposed solutions to the shortage of primary care physicians.
Rachel Moon, M.D., professor of pediatrics, spoke to The Boston Globe about new advice physicians are giving to parents to improve their child's sleep.
Stephen Teach, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by The Washington Post on using music or other techniques to distract young children from painful medical procedures. This story also appeared in The Chicago Tribune and The Norman Transcript.
Linda Fu, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was honored at the Research & Hope Awards given by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Fu was honored for leading a vaccine program that has helped Children's National Medical Center increase immunization…
Minnesota Public Radio - How a Shortage of Doctors Here Can Hurt Health Care in the Developing World
Fitzhugh Mullan, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio about the U.S. using foreign-trained physicians to help fill the growing shortage of doctors in the nation.
Steven Zeichner, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was quoted in Infection Control Today discussing his recently published research finding that an alternate, "escape" replication process triggered by apoptosis—the process of cell death or "…
Roberta DeBiasi, M.D., professor of pediatrics, told WTOP that parents do not need to worry about a tuberculosis outbreak as school starts up again, as it is rare for a child to pick up tuberculosis at school or during extracurricular activities.
Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The New York Times on the undertraining of physicians in the United States to meet healthcare industry demands and the industry's dependence on foreign doctors to fill the gap.
Mohamed Mohamed, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and global health, was quoted in an article in The Washington Post about the infant he treated, born at L'Enfant Metro Station.
Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was featured in The Wall Street Journal and FOX News for her involvement in a study finding that irregular bedtimes for children have an influence on their cognitive development.