Pediatrics Now: Cases Updates and Discussions for the Busy Pediatric Practitioner
Cases, updates, and discussions for the busy pediatric practitioner brought to you by UT Health San Antonio Host and author Holly Wayment.
Episodes
Not Just Food Poisoning: Salmonella in Young Infants Can Turn Deadly
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Host Holly Wayment speaks with the first doctor to be double boarded in neonatology and infectious disease: Dr. J.B. Cantey about salmonella in infants and children, emphasizing that salmonella gastroenteritis can quickly become invasive and life‑threatening in young babies. There's been a recent uptick in Salmonella cases in...
Let Babies Eat: New Guidelines to Prevent Food Allergies
FACULTY: David Stukus, MD is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and the Director of the Food Allergy Treatment Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
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Pediatric Grand Rounds: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Pediatric and Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Patients — A Pediatric Hematology Perspective
Speaker: Victoria E. Lehrmann, MD
Holly Wayment presents a Pediatrics Now Grand Rounds on evaluating heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents: defining normal vs abnormal bleeding, recognizing red flags for inherited bleeding disorders, and reviewing common hematologic causes such a...
American passengers exposed to the rare Andes strain of hantavirus during a recent cruise are being monitored after one passenger tested positive, prompting renewed discussion about transmission risk, incubation periods, and practical guidance for clinicians. U.S. health officials are currently monitoring more than 40 people after possible exposure, though no confirmed U.S. cases have been reported.
In this episode, pediatric infec...
Link for free CME Credit
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Silent Crisis: Pediatric Cancer Gaps in Latinos
FACULTY: Adam De Smith, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at University of Southern California School of Medicine.
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Constipation and Abdominal Pain: What To Do and When To Worry
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Constipation and Abdominal Pain: What to Do and When to Worry
FACULTY: Anandini Suri, MD, is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Pediatrics/Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology.
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Stopping Bedwetting: Urology Insights from Dr. Tim Baumgardner
Link for free CME credit:
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Stopping Bedwetting: Urology Insights from Dr. Tim Baumgartner
FACULTY: Tim Baumgartner, MD, is an Associate Professor with the Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology at UT Health San Antonio.
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Gut Health for Women and Children Plus the Gut Brain Connection
FACULTY: Sarah Marucci, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor and the Associate Program Director for the GI fellowship program at UT Health San Antonio.
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Newborn Screening Update
FACULTY: Alice Gong, MD, is a professor and neonatologist at UT Health San Antonio and medical director for their PREMIERe Program.
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Pediatrics Now host Holly Wayment interviews Dr. Alice Gong about updated newborn screening guidelines, expanded blood tests (now 59–60...
Holly Wayment and the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio bring you this episode featuring Dr. Eric Horvitz from Microsoft, who explores the history, recent breakthroughs, and future directions of AI in medicine. He discusses advances from early expert systems to modern generative, multimodal, and agentic AI, and practical applications like diagnostic orchestration and tumor board support.
Dr. Horvitz highlights trend...
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Host Holly Wayment speaks with Dr. Deena Sutter about rising H3N2 influenza activity, a partial vaccine mismatch, and what pediatricians and families should do as cases climb.
They discuss vaccine effectiveness, when to test and treat, masking and infection control, and specific guidance to protect babies too young to be vaccinated.
The episode also covers a local pertussis outbreak, the role of va...
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Cranes and Cryo, Braces and Blocks: Pectus Care in 2026
FACULTY: Ian Mitchell, MD, MBA, is an Associate Professor/Clinical and Pediatric Surgeon in Chief at University Health San Antonio.
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Dr. Ian Mitchell joins Pediatrics Now ho...
Link for CME Credit
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Goat Milk Formula: New U.S. Approval – What Pediatricians Need to Know
FACULTY: Cynthia Blanco, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics with Tenure and Division Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. She is the holder of the Greehey Family Founda...
When Neurology & Psychiatry Overlap, More on Tics and Tourette’s, Plus PANDAS/PANS
FACULTY: Sheldon Gross, MD, is an Associate Professor and Specialist with the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio. He is board certified in both pediatrics as well as neurology with special competence in child neurology with over 40-years experience in private practice.
...Tics, Twitches and Tourette's: When to Worry and What to Do
FACULTY: Sheldon Gross, MD, is an Associate Professor and Specialist with the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio. He is board certified in both pediatrics as well as neurology with special competence in child neurology with over 40-years experience in private practice.
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Understanding Autism: Key Insights from DSM-5 to Intervention Strategies
FACULTY: Avinash Boddapati, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
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In this enlightening episode, we feature a talk by Dr. Avinash Boddapati. He dives into the intricacies of Autism Spectrum ...
Link for CME Credit:
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Autism: What We “Know”
FACULTY: Mario Fierro, MD, is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician and is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio.
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Lupus Nephritis: Diagnosis, Classification, Treatment and the Role of the Pediatrician
FACULTY: Ruby Patel, MD, is a clinical assistant professor in the division of pediatric nephrology at Stanford University.
Rajdeep Pooni, MD, is a clinical assistant professor in the division of pediatric allergy, immunology and rheumatology at Stanford Univers...
Link for CME Credit:
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Can Watching a Porcupine Chomp on a Pumpkin Help My Anxious and Stressed-Out Patient? YES!
FACULTY: Jacklynn Ware, MPH, is project coordinator for UT Teen Health at UT Health San Antonio.
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Seizures in Kids — Practical Diagnosis, Treatments, and When to Refer
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Seizures in Kids – Practical Diagnosis, Treatments, and When to Refer
FACULTY: Natasha Varughese, MD, is board certified in Neurology with a specialization in Child Neurology and Epilepsy.
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