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Care via video teleconferencing can be as effective as in-person for some conditions
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- Diana Swift
Video teleconferencing works best for monitoring patients with chronic conditions, according to the author of a new paper.
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Children with uncontrolled asthma at higher risk of being bullied
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- Diana Swift
"Pediatricians should talk to children themselves with asthma about this and not just their parents, and efforts should be made to improve asthma...
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Whole-food exclusion diet effective for adult Crohn’s disease
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- Diana Swift
The Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet resulted in a significant and progressive reduction in inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and...
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Non–health care municipal services cut severe maternal morbidity rates
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- Diana Swift
Services that affect nonmedical determinants of health broadly affect how people live their daily lives - healthfully or not.
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Moms’ cannabis use in pregnancy tied to anxiety and hyperactivity in offspring
- Author:
- Diana Swift
May have epigenetic immunomodulatory effects affecting neurodevelopment
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Can adjunct corticosteroids help in childrens’ eye and throat infections?
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- Diana Swift
Prospective studies are needed to clearly identify which patients will have a strong benefit and which will not benefit.
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Risk-based antenatal type-and-screen blood testing safe and economical
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- Diana Swift
“In a year of selective type and screen, we saw a 51% reduction in costs related to type and screen, and a 38% reduction in overall transfusion-...
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Obstetric care under threat in rural areas
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- Diana Swift
From closures to mergers, hospitals in rural areas that provide obstetric care are losing ground.
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No increase in dementia with menopausal HRT
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- Diana Swift
The researchers found no overall associations between hormone therapy and risk of dementia, regardless of hormone type, application, dose, or...
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Nutritious meals, more fruits and vegetables boost children’s mental and emotional health
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- Diana Swift
Higher combined fruit and vegetable intake was significantly associated in dose-related fashion with higher mental health scores.
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Consensus statement warns against acetaminophen use during pregnancy
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- Diana Swift
Widely used drug perceived as safe may adversely affect fetal and childhood development.
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USPSTF update: Screen young asymptomatic women for chlamydia and gonorrhea
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- Diana Swift
The USPSTF panel found that, compared with no screening, chlamydia screening was significantly associated with a reduced risk of pelvic...
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COVID-19 linked to baby bust in high-income countries
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- Diana Swift
Researchers found a significant COVID-19-related decline in crude birth rates in 7 of 22 high-income countries.
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Office-based pediatricians unprepared for emergencies
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- Diana Swift
Simulation study found score of 57% for adherence to recommended emergency policies and protocols.
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Ultraprocessed foods comprise most of the calories for youths
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- Diana Swift
Disparities by race and ethnicity showed even higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods over past 20 years by Black and Hispanic youth.