2 chapters across the catalog
Childhood Obesity Guidelines and Medicaid Funding
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are debating aggressive interventions for childhood obesity, including counseling for children as young as six. There is a significant push to have weight loss drugs and surgeries covered by Medicaid for low-income and minority communities.
Pediatric Screening Guidelines and Vaccine Liability
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidelines to include cholesterol and depression screening for children as young as 11. The hosts discuss the "Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program" under the PREP Act, which protects vaccine manufacturers from liability. They share an anecdote about a woman contracting measles shortly after receiving an MMR vaccine and note a new patent for an Ebola vaccine.
