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Confront youth opioid misuse head on
Clinicians treating children should seek out and advocate for resources needed to treat opioid addiction.
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Challenges of influenza, measles, pertussis guide outbreak management
Recent U.S. outbreaks of pertussis, influenza, and measles have revealed epidemiologic shifts that pose new prevention and management challenges...
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New research in otitis media means new controversies
Researchers have learned more about otitis media in the past decade, but controversies and challenges remain.
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Research yields 5 key points about vaccine hesitancy
Five factors are key to understanding why parents hesitate to vaccinate their children.
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Pornography warps children’s concept of sex, sexual identity
Dr. Gail Dines explains how the pornography industry has warped children’s concept of what sex and a sexual identity is.
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Mental health integration into pediatric primary care offers multiple benefits
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. Jay Rabinowitz outlines the challenges, benefits, and process for integrating pediatric mental health care into your primary...
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New screen time guidelines address rapid changes in media environment
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ new policies on children’s media use bring the recommendations into the 21st century.
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Treatment plan addresses circadian rhythm disorders from nighttime screen use
SAN FRANCISCO – If nighttime use of light cannot be eliminated, have patients reduce the brightness and duration, and change the color, of the...
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Use of 2D bar coding with vaccines may be the future in pediatric practice
ATLANTA – Since the first bar coded consumer product, a pack of gum, was scanned in June of 1974, the soon widespread use of bar codes changed...
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Prenatal SSRI exposure linked to speech, language disorders
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors taken during pregnancy are linked to a 37% increased risk of speech and language disorders in children...
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Promise of effective RSV vaccines on horizon
A respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is closer to reality now than it has been at any other time.
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October 2016: Click for Credit
Topics include: Autism follow-up screening • Gallstone disease and heart risk • HER2-testing guidelines • Weight loss and TNFi efficacy...
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AAP report flags risks of prescribing codeine for children
The risks of using codeine to treat pain or cough in children may often outweigh the benefits, sometimes even leading to death, and call into...
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AAP speaks out on dismissal of vaccine-refusing patients, vaccine hesitancy
The American Academy of Pediatrics acknowledges it is an acceptable option for physicians to dismiss families from their practice if they refuse...
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Vaccine refusals and pediatrician dismissals increasing
Further, the proportion of doctors choosing to dismiss vaccination-refusing families doubled between 2006 and 2013, the survey found.