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Physicians should take a more active stand against tackle football

Physicians Should Actively Address Tackling in Football

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Recommendations that prioritize children's health should extend beyond supervision
The incidence of primary chronic immune thrombocytopenia (cITP) is 2.30/100

Infection Risk Up Before Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

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Increased risk of infections requiring inpatient, outpatient care within five years before cITP dx
Obstetrician-gynecologists report commonly performing external and speculum examinations in asymptomatic older women

Pelvic Exams Common Among Healthy Older Women

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Ob-gyns report external examinations are important for cancer detection, lesion identification
Despite increasing rates of use

Echo Underused During Critical Cardiovascular Hospitalizations

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Findings of underuse despite steady growth in use from 2001 to 2011
For patients with actinic keratoses

Ablative Fractionated Laser Tx Promising for Actinic Keratosis

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One treatment with ablative fractionated laser produces modest temporary reduction in AKs
There is considerable variation in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates

Considerable Global Variation in Colorectal Cancer Incidence

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Rates still increasing in low- and middle-income countries; highest rates in highly developed countries
The 2016 recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents has been approved

2016 Childhood Immunization Schedule Released

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Changes to schedule include earlier HPV vaccination for children with a history of sexual abuse
For women with uterine cancer

Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Beneficial in Uterine Cancer

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Linked to favorable morbidity profile and does not compromise long-term survival
Few adults aged 45 years or older with subjective memory complaints report discussing these with a health care professional

Few Adults Discuss Subjective Memory Complaints With Doctors

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Of adults aged 45 years and older reporting recent check-up, only 25.2 percent reported SMCs
Two HIV-1 vaccines

Novel Vaccine Platform Shows Promise for HIV-1

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HIV-1 vaccines with adenovirus and HIV-1 envelope A insert are well-tolerated, elicit immune responses