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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines modestly reduce complex acute otitis media
Substitution by GAS and widespread antibiotic use may have played role.
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Target childhood obesity now to prevent knee OA later
LAS VEGAS – An Australian 25-year follow-up study shows a path to prevention.
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Prenatal methadone maintenance linked to poorer child neurodevelopment
SAN FRANCISCO – Motor delays appeared first, then cognitive delays.
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Federal exchanges attract fewer insurers for 2018
Applications to offer coverage dropped by 38% from fiscal year 2017.
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New federal health IT leadership, same goals
The physicians at the top of ONC talk about where electronic health records should be.
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Hexavalent hepatitis B vaccination mostly immunogenic 10 years later
Vaccine success mostly persists at 10 years.
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Sustained remission on biologics bodes well for children with JIA
MADRID – Seventy percent of those in remission for at least 1.5 years remained in remission after stopping their biologic agent.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise in autism spectrum disorder
White paper calls TMS “possibly transformative,” but data are still preliminary.
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OMV meningococcal vaccine also protected against gonorrhea
An outer-membrane-vesicle infectious disease vaccine protected against a sexually transmitted disease.
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Higher ADHD risk seen in children with migraine
BOSTON – Link with attention problem seen with migraine, but not tension-type headaches.
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How to get through the tough talks about alopecia areata
CHICAGO – Set the temptation to hurry aside.