George Fuchs

Apr 15, 2024 | adc.bmj.com | Marufa Sultana |Jennifer Watts |Nur Alam |George Fuchs

AbstractObjective To estimate inpatient care costs of childhood severe pneumonia and its urban–rural cost variation, and to predict cost drivers. Design The study was nested within a cluster randomised trial of childhood severe pneumonia management. Cost per episode of severe pneumonia was estimated from a healthcare provider perspective for children who received care from public inpatient facilities.

Nov 15, 2023 | theinteriorjournal.com | John Reitman |George Fuchs

Published 11:29 am Wednesday, November 15, 2023 By George J. Fuchs, III, M.D.University of KentuckyA recent report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as part of my work on the AAP Committee of Nutrition addresses the claims made by the manufacturers of so-called “toddler formulas”, purporting to bolster the immune system and improve brain development.

Nov 6, 2023 | uknow.uky.edu | George Fuchs

The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by George J. Fuchs III, M.D., pediatric gastroenterologist at Kentucky Children’s Hospital and a professor in the UK Colleges of Medicine and Public Health. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov.

Aug 10, 2023 | knowridge.com | George Fuchs

Vitamins are one of the most common ways to ensure children receive essential nutrients for growing in the healthiest way possible, but over-the-counter vitamins may be doing more harm than good. Over-the-counter multivitamins are often filled with sugar and additional supplements that may not be necessary in every child’s diet.

Jul 23, 2023 | uknow.uky.edu | Hilary Brown |George Fuchs

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 24, 2023) — George Fuchs, M.D., professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and pediatric gastroenterologist for Kentucky Children’s Hospital, recently published a report in the journal eClinicalMedicine, one of the Lancet family of journals. The report is the result of a multiyear study about opportunities to improve clinical care for children in lower and middle-income nations around the world.