William T. Basco Jr, MD, MS

Opinion

When Babies ‘Stop Breathing,’ Who Needs Admission and a Workup?

Author:: William T. Basco Jr, MD, MS

Publish date: February 12, 2024

It turns out that it’s not easy to determine whether an infant is at low or high risk for recurrence of a brief resolved unexplained event.

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Opinion

What’s new in the new jaundice guidelines?

Author:: William T. Basco Jr, MD, MS

Publish date: June 30, 2023

The neurotoxic risk factors and corresponding thresholds are important.

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Opinion

The latest on COVID-19 and the heart in children

Author:: William T. Basco Jr, MD, MS

Publish date: June 1, 2022

Cardiac injury caused by acute COVID-19 appears rare, but the risk is clearly associated with male sex and adolescent age.

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Opinion

The febrile infant: New AAP guidance for the first 2 months of life

Author:: William T. Basco Jr, MD, MS

Publish date: July 19, 2021

The recommendations were derived from interpretations of sequential studies in young, febrile, but well-appearing infants.

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