Dr Hansa: Uncharted Medicine

• Treating ADHD in Children: It's Not All About Medication   Behavioral therapy and lifestyle changes can help patients control their ADHD better than taking medication alone.
  Medscape Pediatrics, December 07, 2016
• Do You Know What Supplements Your Patients Are Using?   Dr Bhargava advises us to talk to our patients about the dangers of taking certain supplements.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 31, 2016
• New AAP Guideline: Kids and Media   AAP has released a new report about media and kids, with strong, concrete recommendations for clinicians.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 21, 2016
• #VoteKids: AAP President Dreyer on Key Issues This Election   Dr Dreyer encourages pediatricians to keep kids safe and to #VoteKids.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 20, 2016
• Hand Sanitizer Loses to Good Old-Fashioned Soap and Water   Hand sanitizers may be quick and convenient, but washing with soap and water is still the most effective way to prevent infections.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 20, 2016
• Meditate Your Way to Better Health   From delaying cognitive decline to lowering blood pressure, Dr Bhargava discusses the ways that meditation can improve overall health.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 17, 2016
• The New, Old World of Functional Medicine With Dr Hyman: Part 3   Drs Bhargava and Hyman close out their three-part conversation on functional medicine by discussing how it relates to alternative therapies and precision medicine.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 12, 2016
• The New, Old World of Functional Medicine With Dr Hyman: Part 2   Drs Bhargava and Hyman continue their conversation about functional medicine and the importance of not only making a diagnosis and treating the symptoms but finding the root cause of those symptoms.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 12, 2016
• The New, Old World of Functional Medicine: Part 1   In the first part of this series, Dr Bhargava talks with Dr Hyman about the basics of functional medicine -- what it is and how it differs from conventional medicine.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 12, 2016
• Patient Interest in CAM: A Rapidly Growing Trend   Patients using CAM therapies might not always share with their healthcare provider which therapies they are using.
  Medscape Pediatrics, August 16, 2016
• Sunscreen Myths Busted   With the various myths about sunscreens floating around, patients might stop using them altogether. Dr Bhargava gives us the facts to help us educate our patients about sun protection.
  Medscape Pediatrics, July 19, 2016
• Mosquito Protection: Is DEET the Best? What About the Rest?   When a patient asks, "Which mosquito repellent should I use?" you can be ready to answer with these four CDC-recommended products.
  Medscape Pediatrics, July 15, 2016
• Smartphone Diagnosis and Health Devices: Legal and Clinical Implications   Dr Daniel Kraft demonstrates many new devices that enable home-based and point-of-care diagnosis of common health conditions.
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 31, 2016
• Emerging Biotechnologies Are Changing Pediatric Care   Dr Daniel Kraft discusses emerging genomic biotechnologies, crowdsourcing medicine, and how compiling and sharing big data can cure diseases.
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 31, 2016
• Virtual Visits and Wearable Technology Meet Pediatrics   Dr Daniel Kraft discusses the role of technology in shaping virtual visits, and why no one needs to wait for FDA approval on wearable health trackers.
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 23, 2016
• The What, When, and How of Screen Time   Are your pediatric patients spending too much time in front of the screen? Dr Bhargava discusses how we should be advising parents about screen time for their children.
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 01, 2016
• What Every Pediatrician Should Know in 2016   Dr Hansa Bhargava reviews the top 5 topics in pediatrics from last year that will change practice in 2016.
  Medscape Pediatrics, February 16, 2016