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Healio Minute Monday, Aug. 19, 2013 Edition: Autism linked to mom’s thyroid function, smoking cessation curbs psychiatric readmissions, health care navigators launched

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Autism risk increased for offspring of mothers with low thyroid function

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Link to environmental cause gives researchers more optimism that prevention is possible. Read more.

Smoking interventions shrink psychiatric hospital readmissions

 

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Researchers theorize that smoking may interfere with metabolism of some psychiatric medications. Read more.

Rotavirus vaccinations uneven among extremely low birth weight infants

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Due to weight restrictions, pre-term infants often discharged before receiving protection. Read more.

New health care navigators receive HHS funding

Healio.com: Groups receive $67 million to act as unbiased guides to the new health care marketplaces. Read more.

Emergency department charges for bronchiolitis increased over 4 years

Healio.com/Pediatrics: But analysis shows that factors like insurance status and ED characteristics were also strong predictors. Read more.