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Teen suicide risk significant among screened nonresponders
Teens choosing “no response” are still at risk.
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Adoptions increasingly involve special needs, prenatal drug exposures
SAN FRANCISCO - Nowadays, adopted children are more likely to have complicated medical needs.
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More states require coverage of 1-year supplies of contraception
An analysis of the California law projects fewer unintended pregnancies and fewer abortions.
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Telemedicine visits after NICU discharge improved care, processes
SAN FRANCISCO – Telemedicine follow-up visits appear efficacious after NICU discharge.
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State e-cigarette laws linked to reduced youth use
Do laws inhibiting vaping lower the risk of youth using e-cigarettes?
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Microneedle pretreatment shortened ALA incubation time
How does the use of microneedles to enhance aminolevulinic acid absorption affect responses to photodynamic therapy for AKs?
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Marijuana-related visits to Colorado ED steadily increasing
ED and urgent care visits related to cannabis among teens in Colorado doubled from 2009 to 2015.
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Preterm infants at high risk for RSV morbidity without immunoprophylaxis
SAN FRANCISCO – Preterm infants can experience severe RSV illness without immunoprophylaxis.
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HPV vaccine training video improved provider knowledge, confidence
SAN FRANCISCO – How can watching a video improve pediatric providers' ability to counsel patients about the HPV vaccine?
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Asthma step-up therapy in children improves outcomes
Strategies that step up pharmacotherapy, as opposed to working on medication adherence alone, may be beneficial for some patients.
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Infants’ responses to multiple vaccines affected by maternal antibodies
Maternal antibodies may blunt infant response to immunizations.
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BMI z scores less accurate for teen obesity than new measure
A new measure, triponderal mass index (TMI), appears more accurate at assessing adolescents’ body fat percentage than BMI z scores.
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Children’s asthma risk reduced with prenatal vitamin D supplementation
Maternal vitamin D supplementation may reduce children’s risk of asthma or allergies.
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Antacid use in infants linked to increased fracture risk
Proton pump inhibitors apparently are not as benign as once thought.
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Parenting style linked to toddler sensory adaptation, behavior
SAN FRANCISCO – Does parenting style affect behavior? This study suggests it does.