Mistreatment, Discrimination Still Common for Medical Students
Women, racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities experience disproportionate mistreatment
Children’s Vaccine Patterns Mainly Classified as Recommended
23 percent of children's vaccination patterns classified as alternate, with limited shots, skipping series
AAP: Pediatricians Should Promote Physical Activity in Children
Doctors should ID opportunities for activity assessment, prescription among those facing barriers to activity
Daily Emollient in Infancy Does Not Foil Eczema in Children at Risk
Daily use of emollient in first year of life linked to increased risk for skin infections
Cancer Therapy-Associated Polyposis May Mimic CRC Predisposition
74 percent of TAP cases had clinical features suggesting at least one CRC predisposition syndrome
Most Doctors Perceive Benefits of Vaccines for Children Program
Eighty-six percent of pediatricians report participating in VFC and most have never considered stopping
Major Malformations Up With Macrolide Prescribing in Pregnancy
Macrolide prescribing during any trimester linked to increased risk for genital malformations
Survival After Pediatric Kidney Transplant Drastically Improved
Survival up from 1970-1985 to 2005-2015 mainly due to drop in deaths from CV causes, infections
Many Transgender Youth Intentionally Avoid Disclosure
About three-quarters report voluntarily telling a health care provider outside gender clinic about their identity
Developmental Disability Diagnosis More Likely in Rural Children
For those with disability, odds of seeing therapist, mental health professional down in rural areas