Catherine Cooper Nellist is editor of Pediatric News and Ob. Gyn. News. She has more than 30 years of experience reporting, writing, and editing stories about clinical medicine and the U.S. health care industry. Prior to taking the helm of these award-winning publications, Catherine covered major medical research meetings throughout the United States and Canada, and had been editor of Clinical Psychiatry News, and Dermatology News. She joined the company in 1984 after graduating magna cum laude from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., with a BA in English.
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Pediatric News welcomes Margaret Thew to the editorial advisory board
Ms. Thew brings her experience in adolescent medicine and pediatric urgent care to the board.
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FDA expands Dysport use for cerebral palsy–related spasticity
This allows for more consistent therapy for children with cerebral palsy who have upper- and lower-limb spasticity.
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Ob.Gyn. News welcomes Dr. Angela Martin to the board
Dr. Martin is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist with an interest in chorionic villus sampling and preterm birth.
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Dr. Barbara J. Howard will receive the 2019 C. Anderson Aldrich Award
Our Behavioral Consult columnist will be given a prestigious award at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ annual meeting in October.
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Ob.Gyn. News welcomes Dr. Krishna to the board
Dr. Krishna brings her maternal-fetal medicine expertise to the editorial advisory board.
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Is routine induction of labor in a healthy pregnancy at 39 weeks reasonable?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – “This might be a nice time to have a baby. The trade-off is intervention,” said Dr. Aaron B....
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Ob.Gyn. News welcomes Dr. Trolice to the board
Ob.Gyn. News welcomes Mark P. Trolice, MD, to the editorial advisory board.
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Ob.Gyn. News welcomes Dr. Badell to the Board
Dr. Badell is a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine currently studying pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS.
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New NIH consortium aims to coordinate pediatric research programs
The organization will harmonize activities, set priorities, explore gaps, and find opportunities in NIH’s pediatric research.
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Psoriasis therapy with biologics not linked to increased cancer risk
The international case-control study using registry data looked at risk in real-world clinical practice.
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Uterine fibroids registry looks to provide comparative treatment data
Enrollment of young women in the registry likely will provide reproductive age data as these women seek pregnancy.
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Colchicine looks promising for treating prurigo pigmentosa in case report
Colchicine is thought to act through an anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting neutrophil chemotaxis.
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Ideal sun protection practices by parents low in Toronto
Less than optimal use of sunscreen and other sun protection measures was particularly true among parents of darker-skinned children.