Pediatrics
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Childhood vaccination rates up since early pandemic, but few are up to date
The proportions of children with up-to-date vaccinations were lower among 7-month, 18-month, and 13-year-old age groups, compared with 2019 levels...
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Gender-affirming care ‘can save lives,’ new research shows
Although the decline in depression and suicidality after gender-affirming treatment was not a surprise, “those drops are huge.”
Opinion
Call them by their names in your office
Providing a space for a patient to put the name and pronouns that they use allows your staff to make sure that you are calling a patient by the...
News
CDC: Children just as vulnerable to COVID as adults
There were 113 COVID-19 outbreaks in schools without mask requirements, in a study of 1,000 schools in Arizona.
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Uncomplicated pediatric chest infection: Antibiotics don’t help
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9-step ladder may kids with allergies return to eggs
Attempts to reintroduce egg into the child’s diet can start at the age of 12 months or 6 months from the last reaction.
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‘Baby-wearing’ poses serious injury risks for infants, ED data show
More than 14,000 children presented to emergency departments with injuries related to baby-wearing in the past decade, researchers estimate.
Conference Coverage
Is genetic testing valuable in the clinical management of epilepsy?
Positive findings from genetic testing helped guide clinical management in 50% of cases and improved patient outcomes in 75%.
Conference Coverage
Pediatricians can effectively promote gun safety
In addition to the link between firearms in the home and domestic violence, they are also linked to a three- to fourfold...
Opinion
You’ve been uneasy about the mother’s boyfriend: This may be why
Recently, a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University discovered a specific set of neurons in the mouse brain that...
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Synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death, study says
Daily exposure to phthalates may lead to hundreds of thousands of early deaths each year among older adults in the United States.