Pediatrics
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College students report perceived barriers to HPV vaccine
College-aged men and women had positive attitudes toward human papillomavirus vaccination, yet perceived cost and access barriers factored into...
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Gynecologic oncologists often missing from pediatric pelvic evaluations
Young women and girls with gynecologic malignancies more often present with pain and masses greater than 5 cm in size, compared with those who...
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Chemo has greater impact on male fertility
Photo by Nina Matthews Results of a large study suggest that female survivors of childhood cancer may have more luck than their male peers when...
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Risk factors identified for thrombosis in pediatric SLE
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Intervention helps parents cope with kids’ HSCT
Photo by Chad McNeeley A new social-cognitive intervention can reduce stress in parents of children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant...
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Children who have stem cell transplants need skin exams, sun protection
Key clinical point: Children who have had a hematopoietic stem cell transplant need to have routine skin exams and be educated about sun...
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Study sheds new light on blood clot structure
Photo by Vera Kratochvil Researchers say they have discovered significant differences between blood clot structure in adults and newborns, a...
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Transfusion doesn’t cause NEC, study suggests
Photo by Daniel Gay Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions do not increase the risk of a serious intestinal disorder in very low-birth-weight (VLBW)...
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Children’s cancer survival steadily increasing
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Poverty tied to early relapse in kids with ALL
Photo by Logan Tuttle A new study suggests children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are more likely to suffer early relapse if they live...
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Targeting EZH2 to treat ETP-ALL
The gene EZH2 is a driver of, and potential therapeutic target for, early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ETP-ALL), according to a...