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Most pediatric subspecialists find initial positions that match their professional and clinical goals

Most Peds Subspecialists Find Positions Matching Their Goals

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Large majority of pediatric subspecialists are able to find positions matching professional, clinical goals
Feedback from a high-profile messenger can reduce antibiotic prescribing on a national scale

Feedback From High-Profile Messenger Can Cut Antibiotic Rx

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Reduction in antibiotic prescribing after receiving letter from England's Chief Medical Officer
Exercise may benefit patients with adult and juvenile myositis

Exercise May Offer Benefit in Adult, Juvenile Myositis

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Exercise may have anti-inflammatory effects in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Low-dose biplanar radiography may perform as well as conventional computed tomography scans in assessing limb length

Low-Dose Biplanar Radiography Can Measure Leg Length

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EOS measurements show near-perfect correlation to those of CT scanogram in lamb femurs
Being overweight or obese is linked to increased mortality in pediatric intensive care units

Obesity Ups Mortality Risk in Critically Ill Children

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Height data are necessary to correctly classify children as normal weight, overweight, or obese
Most medical schools need to post

Many Med Schools Appear Unwelcoming Regarding Disability

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Only one-third of medical schools have technical standards supporting accommodating disabilities
The reliability of delivering a bundle of preventive services to patients aged 0 to 14 months can be improved with innovative redesign

Delivery of Preventive Services to Infants Can Be Improved

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Intervention improves percentage of patient visits receiving all preventive bundle elements
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children for whom no concerns of ASD have been raised. These findings form the basis of a recommendation statement published in the Feb. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Routine Use of ASD Screening

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Insufficient evidence to assess benefits, harms of screening for children in whom no concerns raised
Fetal myelomeningocele surgery is associated with improved long-term functional outcomes

Good Long-Term Outcomes for Fetal Myelomeningocele Surgery

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Most fMMC children are community ambulators; preschool ambulation predicts long-term ambulation
Projected immunizations are estimated to yield returns that are greater than costs in low- and middle-income countries during 2011 to 2020

Net Returns Projected to Top Investment in Vaccines

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Projected immunizations estimated to yield return about 16 times greater than costs over decade