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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Antihistamines still are prescribed inappropriately for atopic dermatitis
This practice occurs across various specialties.
News
JAK inhibitors look good for severe alopecia areata treatment
Adolescents may benefit the most from this new therapy.
News
Lower residual RA activity after initial ETN-MTX, better remission chance
Check out the four predictive factors.
News
Arthritis treatment costs per person held steady from 2008 to 2014
But why did it cost $60 billion more in aggregate treatment costs in 2014?
News
Topical retinoid plus benzoyl peroxide beats antibiotics for inflammatory acne
An alliance of international dermatologists reach consensus on ill-defined areas of acne treatment.
News
Mood changes reported in cases of methotrexate use for dermatologic disease
Neurotoxicity is a rare side effect of methotrexate use, as seen in two children treated for dermatologic disease.
News
When cloth diapers cause diaper dermatitis, think calcineurin inhibitors
Topical calcineurin inhibitors appear to be safe, effective treatment for this reemerging complication.
News
Cases link vitiligoid lichen sclerosus and darker skin
High-potency topical steroids and/or calcineurin inhibitors resolved symptoms in all cases, but depigmentation remained.
News
FDA: No more codeine or hydrocodone cold medicines for children
Risks outweigh benefits for pediatric prescription cough and cold medicines containing opioids.
News
Study: Atopic dermatitis subgroups identified in children
Determining subgroups of pediatric atopic dermatitis could result in a stratified treatment approach.
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Gene mutations tied to viral skin infection in pediatric AD patients
These findings may lead to identification of a new AD phenotype in children.
Opinion
Practice changing events of 2017
New vaccine schedules and better screening tools are among the impactful changes in pediatric practice in 2017.
News
MMRV vaccine cut chickenpox hospitalizations in young Brazilian children
Direct costs of varicella-zoster virus–related admissions fell 38% after introduction of the MMRV vaccine.
News
PCVs reduced CAP hospitalizations in young children but not other age groups
The 16-year retrospective study identified almost 156,000 CAP hospitalizations in the Netherlands.
News
Flu vaccine did not protect children with acute leukemia
Receiving a trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) did not protect children and adolescents with acute leukemia from developing the flu,...