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Teens Prescribed Strict Rest After Concussions Report More Symptoms
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Strict rest for 5 days appears to offer no benefit over 1-2 days of rest and gradual return to activity for adolescents with...
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Teens prescribed strict rest after concussions report more symptoms
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Strict rest for 5 days appears to offer no benefit over 1-2 days of rest and gradual return to activity for adolescents with...
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ART complications remain low over a decade
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Assisted reproductive technology procedures have low reported complication rates. Major finding: Ovarian hyperstimulation...
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USPSTF: Use ambulatory BP screening before diagnosing hypertension
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Ambulatory blood pressure screening should be used to confirm elevated office measurements before diagnosing hypertension....
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Teen Delinquency, Substance Use Linked to Maternal Depression
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Teens’ substance use and delinquent behavior appears linked to maternal depression. Major finding: Adolescents whose mothers...
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Teen delinquency, substance use linked to maternal depression
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Teens’ substance use and delinquent behavior appears linked to maternal depression. Major finding: Adolescents whose mothers...
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Early and late age at menarche linked to higher heart disease risk
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Early and late menarche are associated with greater risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. Major finding: Starting...
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Hookah, snus users more likely to start smoking
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: “The increasing use of novel alternative tobacco products introduces new harms to adolescents and young adults.” Major finding...
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Antibiotic delivery time improved through hospital initiative
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: An hospital initiative successfully improved time for antibiotic delivery to febrile pediatric patients with central lines....
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Parents continue practice that increases SIDS risk
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Many infants still sleeping with soft bedding, a SIDS risk factor. Major finding: 54.7% of parents used soft bedding with...
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Exclusively breastfed neonate weight loss graphed
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Newborn weight loss of at least 10% of birth weight is common in exclusively breastfed infants. Major finding: Nearly 5% of...
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Heart attack survival better with basic vs. advanced life support
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests result in better survival with basic life support. Major finding: Survival to discharge was 13...
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Otitis media prescribing patterns differ by race
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Black children are less likely than nonblack children to receive otitis media diagnosis and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Major...
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Energy drink poison control calls involved cardiac, neurologic effects
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Energy drink exposures commonly involve children and may lead to serious cardiac and neurologic effects in adults. Major...
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Multitarget induction therapy superior over short term for lupus nephritis
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Key clinical point: Multitarget treatment is superior to intravenous cyclophosphamide as induction therapy for lupus nephritis. Major finding:...