NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Teenagers should have the option of having a "medical chaperone" present when they are going any kind of intimate physical exam, according to a new policy statement by the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly half of pediatric patients receiving eye exams were teenagers, and more than one-third were aged 8 to 12 ...

Computed tomography (CT) utilization in pediatric patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study published ...

The optometry school curriculum is a rigorous program preparing highly trained doctors of optometry. In 4 years of graduate work, we learn about vision, lenses, diseases, medications and much more. We ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The 8News partnership with Conexus for its annual Gift of Light campaign has entered week three, and the work continues — providing children in local schools with free eye exams ...

JENNIFER RHONDELLA. THANK YOU KELLY ANN FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH THIS MORNING. KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR CHILD’S VISION. VERY IMPORTANT HERE WITH ADVICE IS DOCTOR MELANIE CASILLAS, A PEDIATRIC ...

Nationwide Vision is pleased to announce the opening of their Pediatric Vision Clinics. Their offices provide a full range of pediatric eye care services for infants, toddlers, school-aged children as ...

Amid a shortage of specialists, APRNs should be knowledgeable on how to complete a brief joint exam in the primary care setting. Increasing the competency of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs ...

May 1, 2012 (San Antonio, Texas) — Good distance fixation during test measurements is essential in the management of pediatric strabismus. James L. Mims III, MD, who is in private practice in San ...