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Unrestricted prescribing of mifepristone: Safe and effective, says study
The findings “add to the accumulating evidence that removing restrictions from medication abortion is safe, effective, and improves access.”
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Should ‘advanced maternal age’ be redefined? Study suggests benefits.
“Although pregnancy-related risks increase with maternal age, there is no known abrupt biological increase in underlying risk precisely at age 35...
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Study shows wider gaps, broader inequities in U.S. sex education than 25 years ago
“Overall, about 20% of adolescents received instruction from multiple sources about waiting until marriage, but only 5%-8% received birth control...
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Association of height, BMI, and AD in young children may be transient
"The potential for 'catch up' in height for children with atopic dermatitis observed in our study may be explained with resolution of atopic...
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Study finds nadolol noninferior to propranolol for infantile hemangiomas
Safety data were similar for both treatments.
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Premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy linked to later cognitive impairment
This new study “contributes valuable new data to a major public health importance issue and addresses a number of important shortcomings of...
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Striae gravidarum: More than a ‘nuisance,’ say researchers
“We suggest that health care providers should avoid thinking of SG as merely a cosmetic ‘nuisance,’ ” the authors wrote.
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HCV in pregnancy: One piece of a bigger problem
“These data also enable us to step back a bit from HCV and look at the landscape of how the opioid crisis continues to grow in complexity and...
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Most infant formula trials lack transparency, carry high risk of bias: Systematic review
The international team of investigators suggested “some trials might have a marketing aim and no robust scientific aim,” concluding “much of the...
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Pandemic adds more weight to burden of obesity in children
“Our nation’s safety net is fragile, outdated, and out of reach for millions of eligible kids and caregivers,” said an author of a new report.
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Relapse risk increased with antidepressant discontinuation
But patients can discontinue their antidepressants safely in primary care without relapsing, with a tapering regime, say the authors of a new...
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Parent-led intervention linked with decreased autism symptoms in at-risk infants
Study provides evidence that a preemptive intervention during infancy could lead to a significant improvement in children’s social development,...
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Study: Use urine sampling more broadly to rule out pediatric UTI
But is this guideline too broad?
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Pandemic-related school closures tied to mental health inequities
Virtual schooling was associated with worse mental health outcomes – especially for older students and youth from Black, Hispanic, or lower-income...