Pediatrics
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Prevalence of youth-onset diabetes climbing, type 2 disease more so in racial/ethnic minorities
The prevalence of youth-onset diabetes in the United States rose significantly from 2001 to 2017, with rates of type 2 diabetes climbing...
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Prevalence of high-risk HPV types dwindled since vaccine approval
The findings support the value of continuing to vaccinate teens against HPV and underscore the importance of screening women for cervical cancer...
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Nearly 1 in 5 parents put off care for their kids in pandemic
The most common type of delayed or forgone care was dental care (5.3%), followed by well-child visits (4.0%) and general or specialist visits (3.2...
Feature
To be, or not to be? More counseling needed for gender dysphoria
‘It’s not about making life harder for people who wish to transition but about improving care for all people who identify as transgender,’ says...
Feature
Tocilizumab shortage continues as pandemic wears on
Emergency use authorization of tocilizumab for COVID-19 has led to a global shortage, but supplies for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory...
From the Journals
Preterm and early term birth linked to an increased risk of autism
A new study published in Pediatrics found that children born preterm or early term have an increased risk of autism independent of genetic or...
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AAP ‘silencing debate’ on gender dysphoria, says doctor group
After initially allowing the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine to reserve an information booth at the AAP annual meeting, the AAP did a U...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases rise to winter levels
Since late June, weekly infections in children have increased by almost 1,400%.
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U.S. reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
The U.S. now has an average of about 129,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, Reuters reported, which has doubled in about 2 weeks. The number of...
Opinion
Universal masking is the key to safe school attendance
In 20 elementary schools open for in-person instruction Dec. 3, 2020, to Jan. 31, 2021, compliance with mask-wearing was high and in-school...
Opinion
Is this a psychiatric emergency? How to screen, assess, and triage safety concerns from the primary care office
Given the significant recent surge in children presenting to the emergency department for psychiatric needs and that environment having its own...