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Partnerships with pediatric tertiary care centers improve community ED asthma treatment
Partnerships between community emergency departments and pediatric tertiary care centers improve care of pediatric asthma.
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Skin cancer a concern in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients
As survival rates among pediatric organ transplant recipients grow, so do the rates of cutaneous malignancy later in life for this population, who...
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Study: Pretreatment ECG not always needed in babies with hemangiomas
A study of infants who underwent ECG screening before receiving propranolol indicates that routine ECG is “not likely to be an effective screening...
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Nasal infantile hemangiomas develop most complications
Infantile hemangiomas of the nose develop more complications than those at all other sites combined.
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Daily moisturizing to prevent AD found cost effective
Daily full-body moisturizing of babies from birth to 6 months of age was cost effective and may prove to be a simple preventive strategy to reduce...
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‘Active referrals’ boost HIV testing in Kenyan children
An active referral program boosted HIV testing of Kenyan children of HIV-positive adults and turned up previously undetected HIV cases, but many...
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RSV is top cause of severe respiratory disease in preterm infants
Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading viral cause of severe lower respiratory disease in preterm infants.
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Presume parents want HPV vaccines for tweens
Clinics in which providers presented HPV vaccination as an assumed part of tween health care had a 5% increase in HPV vaccination coverage,...
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Phase II trial: Drug reduces sickle cell ‘pain crises’
Of patients in the SUSTAIN trail on high-dose crizanlizumab, 36% had no ‘pain crisis’ attacks.
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Parents look online for atopic dermatitis advice
Common questions about corticosteroids involved duration of use, where and when to apply, and confusion over the strength of different...
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Rate of resistant P. aeruginosa in children rising steadily
The rate of infection with resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among children has risen steadily by 4% annually since 1999.