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Multigene test panel helps diagnose fetal skeletal abnormalities
DALLAS – A multigene skeletal dysplasia panel correctly predicted fetal lethality or viability in 75% of positive samples.
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Study spotlights body image dissatisfaction in pediatric IBD
Among pediatric IBD patients, risk factors for body image dissatisfaction include female gender, older age at diagnosis, and active disease.
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Prenatal betamethasone could save millions in care costs for women at risk of late preterm delivery
DALLAS – A cost-minimization analysis of the 2016 PARENT trial, comparing betamethasone with placebo.
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VIDEO: With tinea capitis, don’t be fooled by a Wood’s lamp
KAUAI, HAWAII – When it comes to diagnosing tinea capitis, you really can’t rely on a Wood’s lamp, according to pediatric dermatologist Robert...
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VIDEO: Off-label dupilumab finding a home in pediatric AD
KAUAI, HAWAII – Pediatric dermatologists aren’t waiting for Food and Drug Administration approval to try dupilumab (Dupixent) for their patients...
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VIDEO: The skinny on patch testing
KAUAI, HAWAII – When someone reacts to a tixocortol pivalate skin patch, it doesn’t necessarily mean that topical steroids are no longer a...
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VIDEO: What to monitor during isotretinoin treatment
KAUAI, HAWAII – Hilary Baldwin, MD, medical director of the Acne Treatment and Research Center, Morristown, N.J., recently changed how she...
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MedPAC mulls boost to payments for E&M visits
WASHINGTON – The commissioners debated whether the pay boost would make a difference.
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Latest PANS trials suggest cause may be treatable
NEW YORK – Dr. Barbara J. Coffey said the evidence base for treating the neuropsychiatric illness – and PANDAS – is expanding.
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Is elective induction at 39 weeks a good idea?
DALLAS – New study findings are at odds with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ “Choosing Wisely” campaign.
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Abrupt behavior changes in autism? ID medical triggers first
NEW YORK – Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele describes a young patient who become highly aggressive after experiencing a physical injury.