Pediatrics
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Severity of obesity matters in pediatric population
Children and adolescents with more severe obesity show a higher prevalence of cardiometabolic abnormalities than those with less severe obesity,...
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Metabolic monitoring of antipsychotic meds
Dr. Robert R. Althoff discusses how the prescription and monitoring of antipsychotic medication often falls to the primary care clinician.
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Improvements seen in adolescent psoriasis with ustekinumab
The CADMUS trial showed improvements in moderate to severe psoriasis in adolescent patients 12 years or older treated with ustekinumab.
Commentary
Bullying
Dr. Lee Savio Beers gives some tips about discussing bullying with your patients.
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Caring for refugees requires flexibility, cultural humility
Refugee children may end up in your practice with diverse, complex needs greatly exceeding the typical needs of a U.S. child coming in for a well-...
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Secondhand smoke increases hospitalization risk in asthmatic children
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ADA proposes new standards for students with diabetes
Every student with diabetes should have an individualized Diabetes Medical Management Plan that sets out the specifics of that student’s needs...
Conference Coverage
Evidence links common endocrine-disrupting chemicals to obesity, diabetes, reproductive disorders
So-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals have become so common, according to the Washington-based Endocrine Society, that nearly every human alive...
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Planned Parenthood videos explain sexual consent to young adults
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Pediatric outcomes reassuring after cancer treatment during pregnancy
The case-control study found no significant differences in mental development among children exposed to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery alone...
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NIH funds research on adolescent substance use and the brain
The National Institutes of Health has awarded 13 grants to research institutions in the United States to study the effects of adolescent substance...