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Juul Hires Leading Teen Addiction Researcher As Medical Director
Mark Rubinstein, MD, a pediatrician and formerly a leading researcher with UC San Francisco's Center for Tobacco Control Research and...
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American Medical Students Less Likely To Choose To Become Primary Care Doctors
This year, the percentage of primary care positions filled by fourth-year medical students was the lowest on record.
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Behavioral Health Needs Spike for Children and Young Adults. How Providers Can Help
A new analysis of private healthcare claim records finds behavioral health disorders spiking among young people. Find out what one...
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US News Names 2019-2020 Best Children's Hospitals
Boston Children's Hospital tops the coveted list as the nation's No. 1 pediatric medical center for the sixth straight year.
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A Final Comfort: 'Palliative Transport' Brings Dying Children Home
The practice, which appears to be spreading, lets families move critically ill children from the hospital intensive care unit to...
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Boost Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease During and After Pregnancy
Timely patient assessments and evaluation of symptoms are key care strategies to limit maternal mortality and morbidity.
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Adopt This Program to Treat Pediatric Chronic Pain Without Opioids
In this inpatient program, patients are weaned off opioid medications while participating in a wide range of therapy and coping...
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This Care Bundle Cut Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Site Infections by 74%
The postoperative care initiative at a California-based children's hospital has 11 elements.
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Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A 'Silent Tsunami'
About 1 in 4 people in the U.S. have fatty liver disease. But among Latinos, especially of Mexican and Central...
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How Intermountain Reduced NICU Infections, Pain, Blood Loss
Any invasive procedure in neonatal intensive care units puts tiny patients at risk of harm.
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Diagnosis Mishaps Top Cause of Pediatric Malpractice Claims
A new study shines light on medical errors and malpractice cases in pediatric care.
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ER Visits Rise for Kids Who Consider Suicide
The annual estimated visits to EDs for suicide attempts and suicidal ideation in 2007 was 580,000 for children, which jumped...