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Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits

Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018

Jul 03, 2023
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Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care

Jul 02, 2023
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Subclinical CVD Detected in Kids With Higher Arsenic Burden

Local Superfund site may contribute to inorganic arsenic exposure

Jun 30, 2023
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ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery

Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying

Jun 30, 2023
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Young Cancer Survivors at Increased Lifetime Risk of Mental Health Disorders

Elevated risk seen for anxiety, psychotic disorders, and depression

Jun 29, 2023
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FDA Panel Backs Palovarotene for Ultra-Rare Bone Disorder

Members push aside data concerns, endorse retinoid for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Jun 29, 2023
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FDA Staff Weighs 'Alternative' Data on Retinoid for Rare Bone Disorder

Challenges of drug development in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva on full display

Jun 27, 2023
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Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

But despite more treatment failure, short-course therapy suggested as a "reasonable option"

Jun 26, 2023
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Make the Diagnosis: This Cluster of Umbilicated Papules Suggests…?

An 8-year-old-boy was brought to the doctor by his father for evaluation of painless facial lesions that were present for 3 weeks. Can you diagnose the patient?

Jun 26, 2023
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Why Does This Newborn Have Brittle Hair and Parchment-Like Skin?

Genetic testing helps identify this rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis

Jun 26, 2023
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Opinion
How to Provide Affirming Psychiatric Care to LGBTQ Teens in Transition

The most damaging factor is lack of support from loved ones, says Amanda Calhoun

Jun 25, 2023
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ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

New high-risk conditions added as well, including chronic kidney disease and asthma

Jun 23, 2023
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IG Live June 27: The Evolving Landscape of Gender-Affirming Care

Experts discuss how healthcare providers can best support gender-diverse patient populations

Jun 23, 2023
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Serious Complications Uncommon After Primary Lens Implantation in Children

Low rates of retinal detachment, endophthalmitis, but frequent reoperation for opacification

Jun 22, 2023
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