Adolescent Medicine
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Driving after marijuana use common among older teens
Major finding: Thirty-one percent of marijuana users drove after using the drug.Data source: A survey study of 315 participants at two large...
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Striking rise in accidental marijuana poisonings
Major finding: There were no cases of marijuana poisoning among children during the 5 years before medical marijuana was decriminalized, compared...
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Cyberbullying triples suicide risk in teens
Major finding: Rates of suicide attempts requiring treatment were 1.5% in teens who were not bullied, 2.3% if bullied on school grounds, 5.4% if...
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Joint pain in children rules out JIA
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LARC use leads to dramatic drop in teen pregnancies
Major finding: The annual pregnancy rate among adolescents who chose a LARC was 29.9/1,000, compared with the 2008 U.S. teen pregnancy rate of 67....
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Self-management programs benefit adolescent arthritis patients
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Feds push to restrict Plan B sales to young teens
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Most ovarian cysts in adolescents resolve
Major finding: Of the 78 cysts, 61 (90%) resolved and 17 did not.Data source: A study of 78 adolescent females at Children’s Mercy Hospital,...
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Informational script increases postpartum LARC interest
Major finding: LARC use after the 6-week postpartum visit in women who received the intervention and controls who did not receive the intervention...
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Establish confidentiality before discussing LARCs with teens
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Centering pregnancy program found to benefit adolescents
Major finding: More than half of adolescents who received prenatal care in a centering pregnancy program (62%) met Institute of Medicine...