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Foreign Body Ingestions Increasingly Common in Young Children
Annual rate increased significantly from 9.5 to 18 per 10,000 children from 1995 to 2015
Domestic Responsibilities Tied to Physician Mothers’ Satisfaction
Being responsible for at least five tasks linked to desire to change career for moms in procedural specialties
Four Million New Peds Asthma Cases Attributed to NO2 Annually
Burden of new pediatric asthma cases accounts for 13 percent of global incidence
CDC: Prevalence of Autism at Age 4 Years Increasing
Frequency of co-occurring intellectual disabilities higher among children aged 4 years than 8 years
Haptoglobin Expression Tied to Outcomes in Preterm Newborns
Worse outcomes in preemies lacking haptoglobin who were exposed to inflammation in utero
Complication Rates Low for High-Volume Pediatric Thyroid Surgery
Low complication rates for surgical management of pediatric thyroid disease at high-volume center
CDC: Still No Source As E. Coli Outbreak Grows to 96 Cases
Outbreak affecting five states; no deaths reported, but 11 people have been hospitalized
FDA Warns of Consumer Devices That Claim to Diagnose Concussion
Tools include smartphone apps marketed to coaches or parents for use during sporting events
New, Revised Topics Released in ACR Appropriateness Criteria
New topics relate to clinically suspected vascular malformation of extremities, gestational trophoblastic disease
Suicide-Related ED Visits Increased in Children From 2007 to 2015
Proportion of emergency department visits increased for suicide attempts/suicide ideation
