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Johnson & Johnson to Provide Drug Prices in TV Ads

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Drug list prices, typical out-of-pocket costs will appear on screen at end of commercials
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor treatment is generally safe and well tolerated for children aged 2 to 5 years with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del-CFTR mutation

Drug Combo Tolerated in Younger Children With Cystic Fibrosis

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Lumacaftor/ivacaftor safe in children ages 2 to 5 with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del-CFTR
Parents are conflicted about the use of prescribed opioids in children

Parents Conflicted About Opioid Use in Children

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Most parents know about alternatives to opioids, but just over a third ask about them
Most children are not brushing their teeth early enough

Many Children Not Following Toothbrushing Recommendations

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Almost 80 percent start brushing later than recommended; 34.2 percent brush just once a day
Recommendations have been updated for tonsillectomy in children; the revised clinical practice guideline was published as a supplement to the February issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Recommendations Updated for Tonsillectomy in Children

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Strong recommendations presented against administering perioperative antibiotics, codeine after tonsillectomy
The 2019 recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules have been issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 5 in Pediatrics.

AAP Releases 2019 Childhood Immunization Schedules

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Influenza row modified to reflect current recommendations for live attenuated flu vaccine
Children conceived by assisted reproductive technology do not appear to have a significantly increased cancer risk

No Increased Risk for Cancer for ART-Conceived Children

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Slightly but not significantly increased risks seen in children conceived by ICSI or cryopreservation
Few adolescents meet sleep

Few Teens Meet Sleep, Exercise, Screen-Time Guidelines

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Odds of meeting all three recommendations vary by age, race/ethnicity, BMI, marijuana use
Standardized reading and mathematics scores do not differ significantly for public schoolchildren with and without type 1 diabetes

Reading, Math Scores No Different for Children With T1DM

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Estimated difference in test scores 0.45 after adjustment for variables such as socioeconomic status
A bill that would place more restrictions on children's genitalia surgery in California raises serious concerns among doctors in the state. Under the bill

California Bill Would Tighten Controls on Children’s Genitalia Surgery

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Doctors who violate the proposed law could be disciplined by the state's medical board