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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High or low birth weight in pediatric NAFLD may increase disease severity

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: May 8, 2017

Low birth weight and high birth weight may have hepatic consequences in NAFLD patients.

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HMGB1 might be new biomarker of celiac disease in children

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: May 8, 2017

Could a possible new biomarker for celiac disease in children become a therapeutic target?

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Each added day of pediatric MRSA bacteremia upped complication risk 50%

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: May 5, 2017

Every added day of MRSA bacteremia in children upped the risk of a complication by 50%.

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Two doses HPV vaccine are as good as three against genital warts

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: May 4, 2017

Although two doses of HPV vaccine appears as effective as three doses against genital warts, what about cervical dysplasia?

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SJS, TEN occur less frequently in children than adults

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: May 3, 2017

Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis still pack a powerful punch.

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Rotavirus vaccination in last decade cuts AGE hospitalization

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 27, 2017

Rotavirus vaccination cuts acute gastroenteritis hospitalization, even in low-income countries with high child mortality.

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AAP policy addresses nonemergency acute care when it’s not the medical home

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 27, 2017

What is required of acute care services that aren’t the medical home?

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Revaccinate HIV-infected teens with hepatitis B vaccine

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 21, 2017

Most HIV-infected adolescents will need to be revaccinated with the HBV vaccine.

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Congenital melanocytic nevi in the very young tend to be benign

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 19, 2017

Congenital melanocytic nevi in very young children tend to be benign, even if histopathology is atypical.

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Infantile hemangiomas: Calculating dose for propranolol is tricky

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 19, 2017

Calculating dose for propranolol to treat infantile hemangiomas can be tricky.

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Adolescents with an incarcerated parent at higher risk of mental health problems

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: April 8, 2017

A parent’s incarceration jeopardizes an adolescent’s mental health.

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Picosecond alexandrite laser with lens modification effective for wrinkles

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: February 11, 2017

Can a laser used for tattoos treat wrinkles?

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A look back at 1967

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: December 8, 2016

A review of the 1967 issues of the journal Pediatrics offers a snapshot of the state of the science

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Body-size awareness linked with BMI decrease in obese children, teens

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: November 3, 2016

Body-size awareness was associated with a decrease in BMI among obese children and teens.

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Obesity risk rises when kids aren’t active 1 hour a day

Author:: Catherine Cooper Nellist

Publish date: October 28, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO – The behavioral characteristic that correlated the most with obesity in school-age children was being active less than 1 hour per da...