Family-Based Treatment of Teen Eating Disorders Helpful
Findings based on mothers' and teens' perception of helpfulness and outcomes of family-based treatment
New Clinic Satisfaction Tool Provides Real-Time Feedback
Also improves communication and satisfaction between physicians and patients
Multiple Anesthesia Exposures Affect Learning and Attention
Adverse outcomes more likely to develop in children with multiple exposures before age 3
AAN: Cerliponase Alfa Beneficial for Form of Batten’s Disease
Reduced decline in motor, language function in children with CLN2 compared with historical controls
ACOG Committee Recommends Better, Ongoing Postpartum Care
Provider contact within three weeks, comprehensive follow-up by 12 weeks rather than single visit
Pros and Cons for E-Cigarettes As Aid to Smoking Cessation
Researchers present evidence supporting their use, and discuss the limits and hazards of use
Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Unused medications can be dropped off at local collection sites between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Improvement in Race-Based Disparities in Years of Life Lost
Decline in race-based disparities in years of life lost seen in the United States from 1990 to 2014
Disagreement Seen Over Barriers to Kids’ Daily Use of Asthma Meds
Children, caregivers, clinicians cite different barriers, including medication running out, being 'pain to take'
Increase in HTN in Children Based on 2017 AAP Guidelines
Increase in estimated population prevalence of elevated blood pressure from 11.8 to 14.2 percent
