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Nonoperative management of pediatric appendicitis appears feasible
Antibiotic treatment and close monitoring did not significantly raise the risk of complications, compared with appendectomy.
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Grandparents aid in early diagnosis of autism
Grandparents may spot initial signs of autism before parents do.
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New self-persuasion app to promote HPV vaccine appears effective
How well does a self-persuasion app work in promoting HPV vaccination?
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LVADs achieve cardiac palliation in muscular dystrophies
LVADs gain ground as destination therapy in muscular dystrophies.
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Adolescent opioid use common but decreasing
The connection continues between prescribed opioids and their nonmedical use.
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Psychological factors drive Crohn’s symptom reports
Psychological factors, rather than disease activity, were significantly associated with symptoms in children and teens with Crohn’s disease, based...
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Influenza vaccine is underused in children with heart disease
Researchers recommend the vaccine be part of routine fall and winter patient visits.
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Infant hepatitis B vaccine protection lingers into adolescence
Does lack of residual hepatitis B virus antibodies from vaccines mean lack of protection?
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Children with poor lung function develop ACOS
Children with poor lung function will be more likely to develop asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, a study shows.
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine beats Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia
PCV13 delivers knockout punch to pneumococcal bacteremia.
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Universal preterm birth screening not ready for prime time
Two screens to predict spontaneous preterm birth in low-risk women, which were rapidly adapted into clinical practice, proved to have little...