Pediatrics

Retired Timonium pediatrician discovers new joy authoring his memoirs

2013-06-13 03:35:00

Dr. Robert Yim�can't wipe the smile off his face. For 42 years, he was a pediatrician. Now, he is an author, having self-published a 289-page memoir called "Sleeping with Mae West and Other Stories."� It may be difficult for people to understand the...

Crack baby epidemic not as bad as originally thought

2013-05-28 16:56:52

Many predicted the 1980s crack epidemic would create a generation of children with major developmental and behavioral problems, but a new study found much of that hype hasn't panned out. Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at the University...

Dr. Paul Lietman

2013-04-24 14:08:00

Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79. "He was a gifted educator and was beloved by generations of...

Hand-Foot-Mouth menace

2013-02-11 08:25:00

When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it.�The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did. “He had no other symptoms besides the fever,” Tracy Posner says....

We need more information about pesticides

2012-12-30 05:00:00

Every day, Marylanders are exposed to pesticides in our drinking water, on our food and through chemicals in our homes, lawns and public spaces. We also encounter pesticides in our rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay. While these exposures are often...

Pediatricians applaud Obama effort to reduce gun violence

2013-01-20 08:00:00

Maryland's pediatricians applaud President Barack Obama for his leadership in the wake of the gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. ("Obama pledges fight for gun laws," Jan. 17). The president's federal policy recommendations...

With focus on children's health, achievement gap, Siddiqui runs for reelection

2012-10-24 09:31:00

Latest in a series of school board candidate profiles. The next four years are going to be critical for Howard County schools, said Board of Education incumbent Janet Siddiqui. A new superintendent is at the helm, the federal Common Core Standards...

Pediatrics study shows more teen, tween boys using steroids

2012-11-27 15:21:00

From Liz Atwood: For years we’ve heard about the teen and tween girls who have a negative body image. Trying to emulate the unnaturally thin models they see on TV or in magazines, they can starve themselves to death. But a new study shows that not...

Smoking while pregnant could mean child reading problems later

2012-11-21 04:00:00

Pregnant women who smoke run into the risk of their children have reading problems later in life, a Yale School of Medicine study has found. The reserachers looked at the reading tests of 5,000 students and found that many whose mothers smoked while...

Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, behavioral pediatrics clinic director

2012-10-26 11:21:00

Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home. The former Catonsville and...

Academy of Pediatrics finds no evidence organic food is better for kids' health

2012-10-23 09:55:00

Parents who feed their kids an organic diet may not be giving them the health advantage they think. There is no evidence eating organic foods cuts back on the risk of disease over the long-run, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a report this...

The basics of newborn skin care

2012-10-17 10:55:00

First-time parents may not always know how to care for their newborn's skin or recognize common conditions. Most problems resolve themselves, and the basic rule of thumb for washing and choosing products is to go with what's simple, says Dr. Kate B....

Dr. Alexander Dzakovic, a pediatric and transplant surgeon, has joined Loyola University Health System. He will also be an assistant professor in the departments of surgery and pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2013-03-13 10:40:00

Dr. Michael D. Kelleher, 55, has been appointed chief medical officer for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children�s Hospital of Chicago. He has served as the interim CMO since September.

2013-02-26 10:03:00

Dr. T. Marsha Ma, has joined Loyola University Health System�s nationally renowned cardiology team as a pediatric cardiologist. She also is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2013-02-05 12:18:00