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Childhood PCV program produces overall protection
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Macitentan boosts quality of life in PAH patients
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Endocrinologists report little training in transgender care
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Four-part ‘safety bundle’ targets gynecologic surgery infections
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Prescribing the landmark hemangioma drug: The challenges and the benefits
For pediatric dermatologist Beth Drolet, MD, the tremendous impact oral propranolol has had on the treatment of severe infantile hemangioma is...
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Study: Pretreatment ECG not always needed in babies with hemangiomas
A study of infants who underwent ECG screening before receiving propranolol indicates that routine ECG is “not likely to be an effective screening...
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Experts share tips on minimizing the trauma of skin biopsy in children
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‘Active referrals’ boost HIV testing in Kenyan children
An active referral program boosted HIV testing of Kenyan children of HIV-positive adults and turned up previously undetected HIV cases, but many...
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Phase II trial: Drug reduces sickle cell ‘pain crises’
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Fighting back against psoriasis bullies
Dallas dermatologist Alan Menter, MD, doesn’t boast bullying-prevention superpowers, but what he does have is close enough: An eagerness to get...