AAP Addresses Rising Risks to Youth From New Marijuana Laws
Legalization in many states may lead parents, children to think the drug is benign
AAP Offers Guidance for Treating Victims of Sexual Assault
Physicians need to be comfortable screening for it, offering additional help if needed
Sugar-Sweetened Drink Tax Tied to Sustained Drop in Purchase
Largest decreases in purchases of taxed beverages seen for households at lowest socioeconomic level
Supreme Court Rules Patient Safety Data Subject to Litigation
Supreme Court of Florida reversed District Court of Appeal decision protecting patient safety data
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 Beneficial in Anorexia Nervosa
Significant improvements in affective symptoms and body mass index for treatment-refractory anorexia
Depressed Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis
Risk of psoriatic arthritis up 37 percent for psoriasis patients with depression
Many Patients Get Opioid Rx While Receiving Buprenorphine
4 of 10 given buprenorphine to ease withdrawal abuse other opioids, researchers find
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
Retinal OCT Measures Tied to Intracranial Pressure in Children
OCT parameters have sensitivity, specificity of 89, 62 percent for detecting elevated intracranial pressure