Practice Management News

The prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in the United States rose to approximately one in 36 children in 2020 amid a shift in the demographic makeup of children diagnosed with the condition, according to data published Thursday.

Weekly tocilizumab 162 mg is recommended for giant cell arteritis in new or relapsing cases, alongside glucocorticoids that should eventually be tapered, according to an updated EULAR consensus statement on interleukin-6 inhibitors.

Families caring for children with technology dependence are more likely to travel long distances for medical care, routinely bypassing closer hospitals to access facilities with more capabilities, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

The AMA and 118 other leading medical societies recently announced that they have united in support of CMS’ prior authorization reform proposal.

Among Medicaid-insured youths from Delaware, higher childhood neighborhood area deprivation index score was associated with hypertension diagnosis, researchers reported.

A record-high number of positions in primary care were offered in the 2023 Main Residency Match, according to the National Resident Matching Program, or NRMP.

Stoke Therapeutics Inc. announced the FDA will allow administration of a higher single dose of its investigational drug STK-001 in its ongoing phase 1/2a MONARCH study of children and adolescents with Dravet syndrome.

Private equity has had a long involvement with and continues to stay active in the business of health care.

For the first time, a study found a link between the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on family finances and children’s mental health, researchers reported.

A decades-long study that enrolled participants in the 1940s found that contracting a lower respiratory tract infection in early childhood was associated with a higher risk for premature death from respiratory disease in adulthood.