Pediatrics
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States looking for more effective ways to encourage vaccinations
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FDA expands Promacta approval to include pediatric patients
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Relationship between depression and adolescent obesity unclear, study finds
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Pneumococcal vaccination rates increase with intervention
A pediatric rheumatology clinic substantially increased the pneumococcal vaccination rates of their high-risk patients through a targeted,...
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Evidence of a respiratory virus does not exclude Kawasaki disease
Many children with Kawasaki disease (KD) have respiratory viruses and a positive viral PCR should not exclude a KD diagnosis.
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CT scan utilization down in children’s hospitals
The use of computed tomography in children’s hospitals appears to be on the decline across the top 10 all-patient-refined, diagnosis-related...
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Topical timolol reduces facial angiofibromas in tuberous sclerosis
Topical beta-blockers could be an alternative to rapamycin for the treatment of angiofibromas after traditional destructive procedures such as...
Conference Coverage
Expert shares treatment tips for molluscum contagiosum and warts
In her practice as a pediatric dermatologist, Dr. Sheryll L. Vanderhooft sees her share of children who present with molluscum contagiosum and...
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Quadrivalent flu vaccine administration nearly equal to trivalent usage in 2013-2014 season
Administration of the quadrivalent influenza vaccine in U.S. children nearly matched that of the trivalent vaccine during the 2013-2014 flu season...
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Large red area on infant’s face
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Selective eating
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses a recent article on picky eating.