Evaluation of Telephone Visits in Primary Care: Satisfaction of Pediatricians and Family Physicians and Their Perceptions of Quality of Care and Safety.

Telehealth has accelerated since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. As telephone visits become more common, it is important to examine the challenges involved in using this modality of care. In this study, we examined family physicians' and pediatricians' perceptions regarding three aspects of the use of telephone visits: quality of care, safety of care, and physicians' satisfaction.

Acute myocarditis associated with anti-COVID-19 vaccination.

Novel anti-coronavirus disease 2019 mRNA vaccines are rapidly implemented worldwide. Therefore, attention should be given to potentially life-threatening adverse reactions. We report on three young male patients, who developed acute myocarditis 2 days after receiving the second dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine.

A structured graduated protocol with heat denatured eggs in the treatment of egg allergy.

Background: Most children with egg allergy (EA) can tolerate extensively heated and baked egg (EHBE). Consumption of EHBE may promote faster resolution of EA; however, no consensus exists as to the required amounts and treatment protocols.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a structured graduated exposure protocol (SGEP) with EHBE in promoting tolerance to eggs in EA children under 2 years of age.

[HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER - SIXTY YEARS OF ADVANCEMENT].

The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center began its journey sixty years ago. Since its early days, the hospital's dedicated teams have struggled to bridge the gaps between limited resources and their uncompromising desire to meet patients' needs. Today, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center possesses more than five hundred beds in approximately eighty departments and units and dozens of ambulatory clinics.

A Structured Gradual Exposure Protocol to Baked and Heated Milk in the Treatment of Milk Allergy.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a structured gradual exposure protocol (SGEP) with extensively heated and baked milk in promoting allergy resolution in children with cow milk allergy (CMA).

Study Design: In a case control study, children with CMA aged 1-4 years who were treated with SGEP including extensively heated and baked milk, were compared with children treated with strict avoidance. Data were collected from medical records and from validated telephone questionnaires.