Practice Management News

More than 60% of 12th graders who responded to a yearly survey of junior high and high school students reported not using alcohol, cannabis or nicotine in the past 30 days — the highest level of abstention in the survey’s history.

About 11% of injured visitors to trampoline parks in Australia and the Middle East experienced a significant injury, according to findings from an Australian study published in Pediatrics.

Newborns with HIV who receive very early ART can achieve sustained virological suppression, a study found. Researchers said the results provide a jumping-off point to identify infants who may later achieve treatment-free remission.

Senior physicians cared for fewer patients in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as those with Medicaid compared with their junior colleagues within the same practice, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

Rates of morbidity and mortality among very preterm infants in the United States have continued to decrease but at a slower pace in recent years, and the rate of chronic lung disease has increased, according to study findings.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation encouraging physicians to provide or refer youth aged 6 years and older with a high BMI to intensive, comprehensive behavioral interventions.

As we approach the year end, many investors, including physicians, will review their portfolios and assess the last 12 months of performance.

A rise in child suicides in the United States may be connected to the nation’s opioid crisis, according to a study published in Demography.

Researchers determined that first-year college students living on campus and/or affiliated with campus Greek life have an increased risk for meningococcal disease.

Children who received two or more doses of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine were 40% less likely to be hospitalized or visit an ED due to the disease, according to findings published in MMWR.