Risk Factors for Missed Appendicitis Diagnosis Identified
6 percent of adults and 4.4 percent of children misdiagnosed during initial emergency department visit
Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy May Up Fracture Risk in Children
Fracture risk remained higher after adjusting for differences in sex, race, other factors
Unemployed Workers Less Likely to Be Uninsured Post-ACA
Following implementation of ACA, insurance rates decreased more in states with Medicaid expansion
Four Trajectories of Peer Victimization ID’d Across Childhood
Paternal history of antisocial behavior tied to moderate-emerging, high-chronic versus low peer victimization
Burden of Childhood Cancer Can Be Diminished
Comprehensive scale-up of interventions could avert 6.2 million deaths in children with cancer
Patients With Mild COVID-19 May Present With Digestive Symptoms
Many with digestive symptoms present with diarrhea; 62.4 percent with digestive symptoms have fever
ENDO: Liraglutide May Benefit Adolescents With Obesity
Reduction in BMI standard-deviation score greater for liraglutide + lifestyle therapy versus placebo
Ocular Abnormalities Seen in One-Third of COVID-19 Patients
Patients with ocular symptoms more likely to have higher white blood cell count, neutrophil count
March 2020 Briefing – Pediatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for March 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Doctors, Hospitals, Pharmacies Warned Not to Stockpile Meds
Professional societies issue stern warning not to inappropriately prescribe meds for COVID-19
