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AAP: Congress Urged to Act to Prevent Firearm Deaths
Following latest shooting, pediatricians join call for action to be taken to address firearm deaths, injury
CDC: No Change in Level of Uninsured in U.S. in 2017
Five percent of children uninsured in 2017, 41.3 and 55.0 percent had public and private coverage
Preventing Child Maltreatment Not Yet Feasible in Primary Care
USPSTF says evidence inadequate for primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment
FDA Approves Aimovig to Prevent Migraines
Patients taking Aimovig reported one to two fewer monthly migraine days than those taking pacebo
FDA OKs Doptelet for Liver Dz Patients Undergoing Procedures
Doptelet reduces the need for platelet transfusion or any rescue therapy on day of procedure
FDA Approves Non-Opioid Treatment for Opioid Withdrawal
Lucemyra is an oral selective alpha 2-adrenergic receptor agonist
FDA Approves ‘Biosimilar’ Drug to Treat Certain Types of Anemia
Retacrit is biosimilar to the drugs Epogen and Procrit
Rates of Major Depression Up Among U.S. Insured, Esp. Youth
Rate increased 33 percent from 2013 to 2016; rate increased faster among millennials, adolescents
FDA Expands Use of MS Drug to Include Children
Gilenya is the first multiple sclerosis drug approved for children
FDA Targets Clinics Offering Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies
Clinics claim unapproved therapies can treat number of diseases and conditions, including ALS and cancer
