Hispanic, Black Physicians Underrepresented in the United States
With sustained doubling of Hispanic and Black medical students, it would take 92 and 66 years to correct deficit of physicians
Suicidal Ideation More Likely in Teens With Firearm Access
Authors say findings highlight need to screen all teens for suicide risk and access to firearms
Prenatal Exposure to Certain Antiseizure Meds Linked to Autism
Risks for ASD, intellectual disability may be increased with prenatal exposure to topiramate, valproate, certain duotherapies
Global Incidence of Neonatal Preterm Birth Decreasing Overall
However, mean increase of 0.25 percent found in incidence rate of neonatal preterm birth in high sociodemographic index regions
Majority of New Tobacco Users Aged 14 to 17 in 2019 Vaped Daily
Teens aged 14 to 17 years had increase in two-year incidence of daily tobacco use to rates approaching those seen in the 1990s
Sleep Practices Often Less Safe After Infant Nighttime Waking
39 percent of parents report a second-sleep practice after infant nighttime waking, with high proportion of changes to less-safe practices
Sodium Intake Linked to Risk for Atopic Dermatitis
Authors suggest salt restriction may be low-cost, safe intervention for atopic dermatitis
Classification Scheme Updated for Ambulatory BP in Children
Performance of ambulatory BP monitoring indicated to confirm diagnosis of hypertension, to optimize drug therapy
Dietary Intake Tied to Inattention With ADHD
Children eating fewer fruits and vegetables likely to have more severe symptoms of inattention
Early Brain MRI Phenotypes of Autism Tied to Familial ASD Traits
Greater levels of proband ASD traits correlated with distinctive brain MRI findings in younger siblings who later develop ASD
