Practice Management News

WASHINGTON — Study findings suggest that most children who visit the ED with anaphylaxis can safely be discharged after 2 hours of observation or less, researchers reported at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Children living in states with more lenient firearm policies have a significantly higher death rate compared with those in states with stricter legislation, a study found.

WASHINGTON — Amid a national emergency in child mental health, two studies at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting explored ways that mental health is and can be treated at schools.

WASHINGTON — Vaccine adherence was increasing among children in the United States in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, but rates differed by socioeconomic status, researchers reported at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Experts at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting suggested reframing conversations about HPV to encourage parents to get children vaccinated starting at age 9 years.

SAN DIEGO — The ACP has announced the launch of an online hub for internal medicine physicians that offers resources for the prevention of firearm injuries and deaths.

WASHINGTON — The themes of year’s Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting address overcoming racism in practice, misinformation, and the impact of policy on health and research, the program chair told Healio.

Physicians have created a survey for health care workers to assess experiences with microaggressions, sexism, racism and other forms of discrimination at work, school, in patient environments or during interactions with patients’ families.

The United States met perinatal HIV elimination goals for the first time in 2019, according to a study led by CDC researchers.

WHO announced that it is partnering with other global health groups on a campaign called “The Big Catch-Up” to promote childhood vaccination amid a decline in routine immunizations in more than 100 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.