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An intervention targeting depression in very young children can be effective in community settings

Parent-Child Interactive Intervention Cuts Depression

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Intervention focuses on enhancing the child's emotional competence and emotion regulation
Physicians can create an adherence protocol for patients

Doctors Can Help Children, Teens Adhere to Eczema Treatment Plan

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Aids include simplifying treatment, creating reminders, sharing success stories
A four-month regimen of rifampin is similar to a nine-month regimen of isoniazid for the prevention of active tuberculosis

Rifampin Similar to Isoniazid for Preventing Active Tuberculosis

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Rifampin has significantly higher rate of treatment completion, fewer drug-related adverse events
Pediatricians have an important role to play in the coordination of care for hospitalized children

Doctors Key in Care Coordination for Pediatric Inpatients

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Pediatricians should direct systems to coordinate care at admission, during hospital stay, on discharge
The American Society for Clinical Oncology has endorsed the Society for Integrative Oncology guideline on the use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

ASCO Endorses SIO Guideline for Integrative Tx in Breast Cancer

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Guideline recommends therapies for reducing anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, nausea
One-quarter of older adults with type 2 diabetes in the United States are tightly controlled using glucose-lowering medications with a high risk of hypoglycemia

One-Quarter of Older U.S. Adults May Be Overtreated for Diabetes

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These patients are tightly controlled with glucose-lowering medications with high risk of hypoglycemia
Ultra-early neurological deterioration occurs in one in eight ambulance-transported patients with acute cerebrovascular disease and is associated with significantly worse outcomes

Ultra-Early Neurological Deterioration Common in Stroke

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Seen most often in intracranial hemorrhage patients and tied to worse three-month outcomes
In a mouse model of moderate

Ciprofloxacin May Up Likelihood of Aortic Dissection, Rupture

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Increased susceptibility observed in mouse model of sporadic aortic aneurysm and dissection
Federal parity under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act is associated with lower average annual out-of-pocket mental health spending among children with mental health conditions

Federal Parity Tied to Lower Out of Pocket Mental Health Spending

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Lower out-of-pocket mental health spending exists for children with parity plans
The increasing cost of insulin is potentially exposing those with diabetes to serious health consequences

Increasing Cost of Insulin Has Serious Health Consequences

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Lowest-priced insulin required to safely, effectively achieve treatment goals should be prescribed