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Pediatrics

News, opinions and meeting coverage in pediatrics.

First 'Single Match' Pushes Residency Placements to New Record

Finally a unified Match Day for DO and MD grads

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Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

A young boy using a nebulizer at home

Asthma and T1D in Kids: It's Complicated

Why would an association go in only one direction?

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Twins' Early Delivery Tied to Complications, Now and Later

Study finds increased rates of perinatal death, special education needs for birth before 37 weeks gestation

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Substituting Olive Oil for Animal Fats Does a Body Good, Study Suggests

Benefits observed in non-Mediterranean population

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Montelukast Warning Upgraded

Existing risk information not prominent enough and needs a black box, FDA decides

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Workplace Wellness Program Triumphs for Hypertension

Two-thirds meet blood pressure target after 2 years

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Diabetes Drug May Benefit Long-Term Steroid Users

Metformin improved metabolic profile in patients with chronic inflammatory disease

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Study: Big Breakfast Better for Weight Loss

Diet-induced thermogenesis "revved-up" in the morning

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Severity of Kids' Opioid Poisoning on the Rise

Teens turning to opioids to attempt suicide, national data indicates

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What Lorcaserin Did for Me

Journalist who used weight-loss drug for a year -- and lost a lot of weight -- reflects on the recent news

Lorcaserin (BELVIQ) over a photo of a man measuring his large belly above FDA RECALL

Diet Drug Yanked Over Cancer Risk

Patients should stop taking lorcaserin

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Treating Sleep Problems in Children With Autism

New guideline offers way to help patients and parents

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MOG Antibodies Tied to More Pediatric Conditions

"Major surprise" seen in children with encephalitis

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Most Drugs Don't Work for Pediatric Migraine Prevention

But a few medications may work for some children, network meta-analysis suggests

A young girl sits on the floor covering her face as the shadows of her fighting parents play on the wall next to her

Adverse Childhood Events Tied to Dementia

Physical, psychological abuse emerge as factors in Japanese study

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Docs Are Fighting the Good Fight at Immigrant Detention Centers

There's no "loyalty" to keeping them there

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Taylor Swift Reveals Eating Disorder

Pop singer speaks about her struggles in new documentary.

A female child holds a peanut in her hand and points a finger at it

Will Palforzia Revolutionize Peanut Allergy Tx?

FDA approves first-ever peanut immunotherapy, but wide adoption uncertain

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Akathisia: A Deadly Imposter

Be on the lookout for it

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Common Diuretic May Ease Autism Symptoms

Bumetanide tied to GABA-to-glutamate changes in children with ASD

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When Pregnant Moms Are Distressed, Fetal Brains May Suffer

Anxiety, stress, depression tied to fetal impairment, but what this means after birth is unknown

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Magic Mushrooms Ease Cancer Anxiety; Olanzapine/Samidorphan NDA Accepted

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

'Out of Control' Child Abuse Docs; Harvard Chair Arrested; $116K Hernia Repair

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Scripts for Dead Patients; School Nurse Charged; Life Sentence for 'Angel of Death'

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

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'Dead Doctors Don't Lie'

Pediatrician threatened over vaccine TikTok in "global, coordinated attack"

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Your Brain on Psilocybin; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Alzheimer's Signaling

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Informed Consent: Docs Should Ask Permission to Touch

It's 2020, and no, it's not implied by patient's mere presence in exam room

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Teenager in Psych Crisis Waits 25 Days in ED for Admission

Amid psychiatric bed shortage, patient left in "Kafkaesque" limbo

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Is One HPV Vaccine Dose Enough?

NHANES data suggest yes, but researchers urge caution

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I Quit: My MD, My Baby, My Nightmare

HIV exposure had this doctor in "hiding"

A chubby male child sits on the couch and plays video games

Kids' Obesity Alters Routine Bloodwork

Certain markers varied according to BMI

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Pediatric IBD Patients Face Multiple Psych Issues

But vast majority have no record of receiving mental health services, study finds

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Diazepam Nasal Spray Shows Promise for Poor Seizure Control

Profile similar to rectal administration, with less interpatient variability

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Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death: It's All in the Timing

Difference between early neonatal, post-perinatal deaths

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The Puzzling Link Between Autism and Infantile Spasms

Genetic or causal? Study looks at siblings to find out

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Cannabidiol Cuts Seizures in Another Rare Epilepsy

Pharmaceutical-grade CBD shows efficacy in tuberous sclerosis complex

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Study Bolsters Case for Novel Xarelto Formulation for Kids

Pharmacokinetic data indicate appropriate dosing schemes across wide range of weight categories

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9 out of 10 Suicide Attempts Using Firearms Are Lethal

Although firearms account for fewer than 5% of suicidal acts

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