Pediatrics
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Short on activity
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses how little physical activity children really engage in during organized youth activities such as dance classes...
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In youth, hours of screen viewing is associated with severity of depression
More-severe depressive symptoms were significantly associated with the amounts of time a student played video games and used a computer, but not...
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ACIP backs broader use of MenB vaccination to include adolescents and college students
The CDC’s ACIP supports use of the MenB vaccine in teens and college students, as recommended by a working group.
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VIDEO: JIA study details impact of biologics on adverse events
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AHS: Pediatric care of acute migraine may be lacking
A significant number of pediatric patients with migraine are not receiving any kind of medication.
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Broad spectrum–antibiotic use shifted following national guideline publication
Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat pediatric pneumonia dropped considerably following the publication of national guidelines that...
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Lessons from polio
Dr. Wilkoff reminisces about the polio epidemic in the United States when he was a child.
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Is there such a thing as good TV?
Dr. William G. Wilkoff questions the results of a study claiming that watching Sesame Street may be comparable to preschool.
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Silent transmission of polio could last years
Silent transmission of polio can occur for several years without a clinical case occurring.
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Perfect is the enemy of good
Dr. Kevin T. Powell discusses the controversy about the benefit of prophylaxis to prevent reflux nephropathy after recurrent UTIs in small...
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Bullying: What we can do
Dr. David C. Rettew offers his suggestions for approaching and dealing with bullying in children you suspect are affected.