Pediatrics
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Siblings were most common source of infant pertussis
Siblings were the most common source of infant pertussis in a national surveillance study.
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Better outcomes seen for some extremely preterm infants
There has been a significant increase in survival without major neonatal morbidity for infants born at 25-28 weeks’ gestation in the United States...
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Screen for depression in adolescents, USPSTF recommends
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a grade B recommendation in support of depression screening in adolescents aged 12-18 years...
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One in 20 students using e-cigarettes for cannabis
Key clinical point: Significant numbers of high school students are using e-cigarettes and vaporizing devices to vaporize cannabis.
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Bad case of diaper rash
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VIDEO: Does childhood abdominal pain portend adult GI problems?
New research suggests that childhood functional abdominal pain increases the risk for adult problems.
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Protecting pregnant women, infants from infections
Dr. Stephen I. Pelton emphasizes the importance of immunizing pregnant women to protect infants too young to be protected by childhood vaccines....
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Alcohol, marijuana use common in youth with chronic disease
Key clinical point: Alcohol and marijuana use is common in youth with chronic disease, and alcohol use is associated with nonadherence to...
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AAP: Give peanut products to high-risk infants to cut allergy risk
Medical groups advise early peanut introduction in those with eczema with or without egg allergy.
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Understanding of Mycoplasma-induced mucositis improving
According to emerging evidence in the medical literature, Mycoplasma pneumoniae–induced rash and mucositis is a distinct clinical entity with a...
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Vulvar lichen sclerosus often overlooked in women of reproductive age
“We need to recognize that when women in their 20s and 30s complain of vulvar pruritus, it is not always vulvovaginal candidiasis.”