Catherine Cooper Nellist

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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Children having an anaphylactic attack at school may not get proper treatment

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: September 26, 2016

Children experiencing an anaphylactic event at school may frequently encounter staff members who are not permitted to administer potentially life-savi...

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New members welcomed to Consultant Board

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: September 20, 2016

NAPNAP members are welcomed to the Pediatric News Consultant Board.

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Bill in Calif. seeks to ameliorate problem of finding scarce psychiatric hospital beds

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 13, 2016

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Bill in Calif. seeks to ameliorate problem of finding scarce psychiatric hospital beds

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 13, 2016

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New Hampshire on the lookout for lead poisoning

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: March 29, 2016

The issue of lead poisoning is getting attention not just in Flint, Mich., but also in New Hampshire.

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Same-day consult, tympanostomy tube surgery improve efficiency of care

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: March 24, 2016

Same-day surgery for children with otitis media who need tympanostomy tubes appears to improve access and efficiency of care.

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Welcome Editorial Advisory Board member Dr. Stepien

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: February 16, 2016

Dr. Kathy Stepien joins the Pediatric News Editorial Advisory Board.

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Young women who tan indoors are at two- to sixfold increased risk of melanoma

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: February 8, 2016

Women under age 50 years who regularly tanned indoors were at a twofold to sixfold increased risk of melanoma, compared with age-matched women who had...

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Young Women Who Tan Indoors Are at Two- to Sixfold Increased Risk for Melanoma

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: February 8, 2016

Key clinical point: Women under 50 years who regularly tan indoors are at a twofold to sixfold increased risk of melanoma, compared with women the...

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Meningococcal B vaccine added to 2016 immunization schedule

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: February 2, 2016

The new 2016 recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents reflects the addition of meningococcal B vaccine and various other changes...

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Consider reimmunizing with MMR after HIV-infected children undergo antiretroviral treatment

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: January 8, 2016

Reimmunization with a single dose of MMR in children with HIV who have undergone antiretroviral therapy in most cases leads to seroconversion to the m...

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VIDEO: Transforming pediatric education to deal with mental health issues

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: October 28, 2015

Behavioral and mental health issues are the largest group of conditions that you see in your practice, but pediatric residency training does not adequ...