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Emergency departments provide an opportunity to offer contraceptive education to adolescent girls

ED Visit Provides Opportunity to Discuss Contraception With Teens

Two-thirds of girls seen in pediatric emergency department interested in discussing contraception
Nearly one in five U.S. adolescents receives care for mental health problems

Proportion of Teens Receiving Mental Health Care Steady

Changes seen in the sociodemographic profile of teens getting care, reasons for care, service settings
Blood pressure load does not provide additive value in predicting outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease

BP Load No Aid to Prognosis in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease

But high average blood pressure on 24-hour test strongly predicts child's cardiac, kidney disease risk
Three of 33 neonates born to mothers with coronavirus disease 2019 in Wuhan tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Three Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 ID’d as Positive

One of three neonates was born early; all three had pneumonia on chest radiographic imaging
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of March 23 to 27

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Moderate fish intake during pregnancy (one to three times per week) is associated with improvements in the subsequent metabolic health of children

Moderate Maternal Fish Intake May Aid Child Metabolic Health

But high maternal mercury exposure tied to unfavorable metabolic profile in children
A new online survey appears to be a feasible and acceptable method for assessing patient- and parent-reported outcomes and quality of life for people with autism across the life span

New Tool Measures Quality of Life With Autism Across Life Span

Online survey completed by individuals with autism, parent proxies shows lower QOL across age groups
Prenatal and perinatal factors may influence a child's risk for developing psychosis

Pregnancy-Related Factors Linked to Risk for Psychosis in Child

Review and meta-analysis ID 30 factors that raise risk for child psychosis, five factors that protect
From 2016 to 2018

CDC: Rates of STIs Up From 2016 to 2018 Among Women Giving Birth

Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis increased 2, 16, and 34 percent, respectively
In the field of medical imaging

Prospective, Randomized Studies of AI Lacking in Medical Imaging

Many studies claiming artificial intelligence as good as humans are of poor quality, with high risk for bias