The Imperative for Period Equity (Encore Presentation)
In this encore presentation of Well Beyond Medicine, we explore the timely topic of period equity with Nemours Children’s Health adolescent medicine specialist Robyn Miller, MD. Menstruation is something half of the world’s population experiences. Yet having the right resources — access to period products and health information about menses — can prove elusive for […]
Digital Detox: Schools Without Cell Phones
Episode Description: Smartphones have become a collective distraction in the classroom. One 2024 Pew Research survey of public-school teachers says 33% of middle school teachers and a whopping 72% of high school teachers see cell phone use in the classroom as a major problem: a disruptor to the educational process. Here to discuss the benefits […]
Transforming Pediatrics and Embracing Value-Based Care with Alex Koster
When discussing methods of paying for health care in the U.S., you’ll often hear the terms fee-for-service and value-based care. What do they mean? And what value can value-based care models bring to pediatric patients and their families? We discuss these questions and more with Alex Koster, Associate Vice President of Value Transformation for Nemours […]
The Crisis of Physician Burnout with Dr. Alfred Atanda
The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physician burnout as a long‑term stress reaction that can include emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a feeling of decreased personal achievement. It’s a condition that affects all specialties and practice settings – and the AMA has declared physician burnout a crisis. A 2023 AMA survey of physicians and non-physicians in […]
Pressures of Childhood – Understanding and Managing Pediatric Hypertension with Dr. Carissa Baker-Smith
The overall prevalence of hypertension in childhood is 2% to 5%, and it can be worse (or, worse yet, go undetected) in high-deprivation neighborhoods in the United States. Learn more about the research done in this area by Dr. Carissa Baker-Smith, Director of Pediatric Preventive Cardiology at Nemours Children’s Health. She also shares her insights on […]
Furthering Healthcare’s Digital Revolution
The promise of digital integration in healthcare has come a long way but remains a work in progress. Currently, digital tools give providers and patients secure access to health information, help improve communication, provide personalized care and education, and allow for remote monitoring by providers and self-management by patients. To have all of this in […]
Strategies for Accelerating an Autism Diagnosis
From the time a pediatrician or parent suspects a child could be affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) until an actual diagnosis takes over two years! On today’s episode, we learn about two strategies that are currently in use to reduce that time to just weeks — or even days. Guests: Richard Uhlig, CEO, Quadrant […]
The Imperative for Period Equity
SEGMENT 1: Menstruation: it’s something half of the world’s population experiences. Yet having the right resources — access to period products and health information about menses can prove elusive for some due to financial concerns, lack of communication and openness on the topic due to stigma, or cultural and religious considerations. Our topic with Nemours Children’s […]
Heart of the Matter with Experts From Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center
SEGMENT 1: As children with congenital heart disease (CHD) become adults with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), they continue to require specialized care and will need that care and monitoring for life. Find out why this is an important — and growing — area of specialty care. SEGMENT 2: It takes hours of preparation, planning […]
Babies in Crisis: Understanding Neonatal Abstinence (Part 4)
In the final episode of our four-part series “Hot Topics in Neonatology” we explore neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a byproduct of prenatal drug exposure — one of the fastest growing public health problems in the world. In the U.S., the most recent data from the CDC indicate that the number of pregnant people with opioid-related diagnoses documented […]
