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<乌鸦传媒>Outcry Grows Over Pennsylvania Child Abuse Pediatrics Program

Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, has been reassigned as parents weigh legal action

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<乌鸦传媒>Adaptive Functioning Not Affected in Children of Women With Epilepsy

But increasing medication exposure in third trimester tied to a decline in function

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<乌鸦传媒>Apixaban Prophylaxis Fails to Reduce Clots in Pediatric ALL

However, it may benefit children at increased risk of thrombosis

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<乌鸦传媒>Giving DHA to Preemies Doesn't Improve Behavioral Outcomes Later On

At age 5, kids born at

A photo of a pre-teen girl receiving a vaccination from a male nurse.

<乌鸦传媒>Nudging Parents Plus Auditing Providers Increased HPV Vaccine Uptake in Tweens

Interventions worked best in combination, according to cluster randomized trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Infertility Linked With Small Autism Risk

Association may be mediated by some adverse pregnancy factors

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<乌鸦传媒>Wondering Which Specialty to Choose? Consider This

Pediatric specialists are in high demand, and the work is immensely satisfying

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<乌鸦传媒>Impaired Neurodevelopment in Preemies Screened for Retinopathy: Nature or Nurture?

Study highlights role of insurance type/socioeconomic factors in neurodevelopmental outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Candidate for Chronic Cough Rejected by FDA Panel

Gefapixant's benefit not clinically meaningful enough, panelists say

<乌鸦传媒>Three Ways to Protect Infants From RSV This Winter

Paul Offit, MD, discusses vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and the importance of breastfeeding

A close up photo of a healthcare worker drawing blood from the finger of a little boy to test for lead.

<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About Lead Toxicity and Kids' Applesauce

Hospitalization for acute lead toxicity can start at 45 mcg/dL

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why People Think They Developed Food Allergies

Survey finds that 13% thought genetics were responsible, 27% blamed eating behaviors

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<乌鸦传媒>We're Failing to Treat Early Psychosis Symptoms in Black Children

Early intervention is the best way to avoid dire consequences

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<乌鸦传媒>More Investment in Pediatric Readiness Will Save Lives in the ED

The situation has improved but more can be done

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<乌鸦传媒>Many Primary Care Docs Unfamiliar With Biologics for Asthma

In a survey, 42% of PCPs said they were "not familiar" with biologic therapies for asthma

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<乌鸦传媒>Benefits of Peanut Allergy Skin Patch for Toddlers Grow After First Year

Open-label extension of EPITOPE trial shows increased tolerance at 24 months

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<乌鸦传媒>Melatonin Use Common Among Kids

Nearly 1 in 5 school-age children and preteens used melatonin in the past 30 days

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancy

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Pregnant Patients With High Autoantibody Levels Need Fetal Heart Monitoring

Study should help target frequent testing to those most likely to benefit

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<乌鸦传媒>Jury Sides With 'Take Care of Maya' Family in Case Against All Children's Hospital

Kowalski family awarded $211 million in compensatory damages, $50 million in punitive damages

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<乌鸦传媒>'Uncertain' Link Between Allergic Diseases and Long COVID, Review Finds

Pre-existing asthma, rhinitis showed some correlation with post-COVID conditions

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinical Challenges: Navigating New RSV Protections for the Youngest Kids

Having options is worth the extra few minutes of conversation with families, physician says

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<乌鸦传媒>Home Remedy for COVID; 'Salty' Seizure Scare; Vax Exemptions Hit Record High

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Umbilical Cord Milking May Be Safe for Very Preterm Babies

Trial compared umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping

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<乌鸦传媒>ADHD Tied to Keratoconus in Males

Excessive eye rubbing is often the culprit behind higher rates of this corneal ectasia

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues

Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade

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<乌鸦传媒>Foster Care Admission Surged When Abortion Access Fell, Study Shows

20 years of data show increases in foster care admissions in TRAP law states

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<乌鸦传媒>Fruit Puree Probe Expands; COVID Vaccine Injury Lawsuit; Tuskegee Documents Public

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>What Causes Conjunctivitis? A Panoply of Pathogens, Study Shows

Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign

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<乌鸦传媒>Kidnapping for Abortion; Death by Nitrogen Gas; Gender-Affirming Care Reaches SCOTUS

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Vape Use May Have Turned a Corner Among High Schoolers

Yet just under half of those who tried e-cigs still report using them in national survey

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<乌鸦传媒>Situs Inversus Cases Rise After China Lifts Zero-COVID Policy

Experts in the U.S. weigh in on early observations at two Chinese centers

2023 YEAR IN REVIEW Type 2 Diabetes over a photo of a woman using a glucose meter.

<乌鸦传媒>Year in Review: Type 2 Diabetes

New approvals, guidance on GLP-1s before surgery, and access issues led the news in 2023

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb

New recommendations aim to detect HCV earlier, so treatment can promptly begin

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<乌鸦传媒>Pediatrician Fatally Stabbed; Driver's License Laws and Dementia; Doctors Wary of AI

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Eosinophilic Esophagitis Risk Linked to Medications in Pregnancy, Infancy

Increased risk observed with antibiotic and acid suppressant use

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<乌鸦传媒>Bone Density Mostly Catches Up After Adolescent Use of Gender-Affirming Hormones

Researchers noted an exception in the lumbar spine among people assigned male at birth

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<乌鸦传媒>Quick Genetic Test Offers Hope for Sick, Undiagnosed Kids, but Few Insurers Cover It

Test can "change the trajectory of these children's diseases"

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids

Admission rates and seasonality of common airway infections changed since 2020

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