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In a clinical report published online Feb. 27 in Pediatrics

AAP Addresses Rising Risks to Youth From New Marijuana Laws

Legalization in many states may lead parents, children to think the drug is benign
Pediatricians should be comfortable with treating and screening for sexual assault

AAP Offers Guidance for Treating Victims of Sexual Assault

Physicians need to be comfortable screening for it, offering additional help if needed
Implementation of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a sustained reduction in purchases of taxed beverages

Sugar-Sweetened Drink Tax Tied to Sustained Drop in Purchase

Largest decreases in purchases of taxed beverages seen for households at lowest socioeconomic level
The Supreme Court of Florida has reversed a District Court of Appeal decision deeming information related to patient safety unprotected from litigation discovery

Supreme Court Rules Patient Safety Data Subject to Litigation

Supreme Court of Florida reversed District Court of Appeal decision protecting patient safety data
Two medications used to treat asthma and allergies may help prevent a particularly dangerous form of pneumonia caused by influenza A virus infection

Early Use of Two Asthma Meds Could Prevent Lethal Pneumonia

Early administration may block viral infection in type-1 alveolar epithelial cells
Deep brain stimulation is associated with significant improvements in affective symptoms and body mass index in treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa

Deep Brain Stimulation Beneficial in Anorexia Nervosa

Significant improvements in affective symptoms and body mass index for treatment-refractory anorexia
Patients with psoriasis who also have depression may face a much higher risk for psoriatic arthritis

Depressed Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis

Risk of psoriatic arthritis up 37 percent for psoriasis patients with depression
A substantial proportion of patients with opioid use disorder fill prescriptions for non-buprenorphine opioids during and following treatment with buprenorphine

Many Patients Get Opioid Rx While Receiving Buprenorphine

4 of 10 given buprenorphine to ease withdrawal abuse other opioids, researchers find
For women with low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum

Hormonal Maintenance Tx Ups PFS in Low-Grade Serous Cancer

Significantly longer progression-free survival in low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum
Peripapillary retinal optical coherence tomography measures are associated with intracranial pressure in children

Retinal OCT Measures Tied to Intracranial Pressure in Children

OCT parameters have sensitivity, specificity of 89, 62 percent for detecting elevated intracranial pressure