Pediatrics
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Single HPV vaccine dose appears as effective as full course
One or two doses of the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine provide a level of protection against cervical HPV infection similar to that of the...
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IHCC: Childhood migraine hurts school performance
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AAS: New approach underway to ID teens at high suicide risk
A federally funded effort to develop a screening tool designed to prevent youth suicide is underway.
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SAEM: Pelvic CT may not be needed to diagnose intra-abdominal injury in children
CT limited to the radiographic abdomen – the region between the dome of the diaphragm to the top of the iliac crest – may be able to capture the...
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Rotavirus vaccine slashed hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis
Hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in children aged 5 years and younger plummeted after routine rotavirus vaccination was implemented in...
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Mental health care becoming more accessible to teens
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Bill to speed FDA approvals includes rewards for drugs designed for kids
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Pregnancy weight changes infant metabolic profiles
Maternal obesity and increased weight gain in pregnancy are associated with changes to newborns’ cardiometabolic markers, and these associations...
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ADA: Address obesity risk early among overweight children
Efforts to address obesity in children should begin as early as age 2 years, especially in those from racial or ethnic minorities and from low-...
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ADA: Nighttime system reduces hypoglycemia events in children with type 1 diabetes
A system to detect dropping blood glucose and suspend insulin delivery during sleep is safe and effective in children with type 1 diabetes as...
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Three lab tests predict serious bacterial infections in infants
A simple three-variable prediction rule can accurately predict which febrile infants younger than 2 months with fever who present to the emergency...