Pediatrics
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Sleep matters
Dr. Francine Pearce explains how sleep deprivation affects adolescents.
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ESHRE: ART does not hurt academic performance in teens
Conception through assisted reproductive technology is not associated with lower academic performance in adolescence, according to a Danish...
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WCD: Topical squaric acid may help alopecia areata in kids
Key clinical point: Squaric acid may work when other treatments fail in kids with alopecia areata. Major finding: Fifty percent of the children...
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Medical marijuana legalization not tied to uptick in teen use
In states that legalized medicinal use of marijuana, use by 10th- and 12th-graders was unaffected, while use by 8th-graders declined.
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Teens’ self-injury rates rise by 45%
Key clinical point: Self-inflicted injuries are rising among teenagers, increasing their odds of death. Major finding: Teen self-inflicted injury...
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‘Dabbing’ on the rise: Is this marijuana use dangerous?
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ADA: Study shows not all children with type 1 diabetes require annual celiac rescreening
Key clinical point: Most children with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease test positive for celiac autoimmunity at first screen; annual...
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Promacta approved for pediatric treatment of chronic ITP
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EULAR: Serious adverse events rise with number of biologics used in JIA
Key clinical point: JIA patients who had used more than one biologic while on methotrexate had nearly twice the rate of adverse events as did...