Pediatrics
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Nearly all young children in low-income, urban environments use mobile devices
Use of mobile media devices such as smartphones and tablets is nearly ubiquitous in urban, low-income minority children less than 4 years old.
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Most pediatricians, FPs report vaccine refusal; 14% dismiss families from practice
Most pediatricians and family physicians reported having some families refuse vaccines and 21% of pediatricians reported dismissal from their...
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Case reports: Ingestion of aripiprazole precedes false positives for amphetamine use
Two children who had ingested aripiprazole but not amphetamines tested positive for amphetamine use in urine drug screens performed within 24...
Photo Rounds
Vesicular rash in a newborn girl
The appearance and pattern of this child’s rash led us to suspect a rare diagnosis. The findings of a cutaneous biopsy confirmed it.
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Time or content?
Dr. William G. Wilkoff muses on the American Academy of Pediatrics preview of their advice on screen time for children.
Conference Coverage
Increased surveillance may explain post-Fukushima pediatric thyroid cancers
The increased incidence of thyroid cancers in Japanese youth after the Fukushima nuclear accident may be an artifact of increased surveillance.
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HPV vaccine uptake rising, but still low for male teens
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Caring for gender-nonconforming youth
Conference Coverage
Impact of health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis spotlighted
Health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis continues to occur despite well established preventive methods and is associated with...
Conference Coverage
AAP: Screen for lipids with nonfasting total cholesterol and HDL
Recommendations for universal lipid screening between 9 and 11 years and again between ages 17 and 21 – and selective screening of children with...
Conference Coverage
AAP: Return-to-play protocols for teen athletes often neglected
Half of parents and two in five coaches would not follow required return-to-play rules after a child suffers a hard head hit in organized sports,...