USPSTF Urges Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use in Children
Updated recommendation calls on primary care physicians to prevent tobacco use among children
Antacid Use in First Year of Life Tied to Later Fracture Risk
Findings seen among healthy infants taking proton pump inhibitors alone or with histamine H2-receptor antagonists
Nonchromosomal Birth Defects May Up Childhood Cancer Risk
Study identified 40 significant, specific associations between birth defects and childhood cancer
Rotavirus Vaccine Led to Reduced Disease Prevalence, Season Duration
In postvaccine period, a biennial pattern emerged with alternating years of high, low disease activity
Many Trust Doctors, Nurses Over Other Sources of Health Advice
Although most people agree that vaccines are safe, the proportion is lower in high-income regions
Obesity Prevalence Down in Young Children Enrolled in WIC
Prevalence decreased from 2010 to 2016 for children aged 2 through 4 enrolled in WIC
FDA Expands Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Approval to Children Ages 6 to 12
Symdeko previously approved for patients ≥12 years with cystic fibrosis and certain genetic mutations
Health Care Workers With ARIs Often Work While Symptomatic
Likelihood of working higher if symptoms less severe and on illness onset date versus subsequent days
T2DM Risk in Offspring Up With Maternal Overweight, Obesity
Offspring of women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy have higher risk for type 2 diabetes
New England Journal of Medicine Picks New Editor-in-Chief
Eric J. Rubin succeeds Jeffrey Drazen, who has been the editor-in-chief since 2000
