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HPV vaccine coverage lower among girls with mental health diagnoses
Girls with diagnosed mental health conditions had lower HPV vaccination coverage than their peers without mental health conditions, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.
Low-value care encounters more common in disadvantaged neighborhoods
Low-value care encounters are more likely to occur in neighborhoods with a high Childhood Opportunity Index, but the overall volume of low-value care encounters is highest among areas with a low index, according to a study.
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Study identifies ways to improve antiviral prescribing for infants with flu
Presence of a fever and time since symptom onset were two factors that affected whether providers prescribed oseltamivir to infants with influenza, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
Study links declining bat population to more than 1,000 infant deaths
Insecticide use and infant mortality have increased in United States counties affected by declining bat populations, according to a study published in Science.
WHO: Global cholera deaths increased by 71%
WHO this week announced that cholera cases increased by 13% and cholera deaths increased by 71% globally in 2023.
Saline nasal drops shortened colds in young children, reduced household transmission
Hypertonic saline nose drops shortened cold symptom duration in young children and decreased household transmission, according to findings presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Vienna.
Youth e-cigarette use hits 10-year low in US
E-cigarette use among middle and high school students in the United States dipped below 6% this year — the lowest level in a decade, according to federal data.
Up to 1 in 5 children have the wrong race listed in their EMR
As many as one in five children had the wrong race listed in their electronic medical records in a study of pediatric health systems in Michigan.
Q&A: Oral injuries could be signs of abuse, neglect
Roughly half of child abuse cases involve injuries to the mouth, head or neck, but oral injuries may be missed by physicians who do not know what to look for, according to a report published in Pediatrics.
Incidence of invasive aspergillosis varies among children with leukemia
Invasive aspergillosis occurs in around 3% to 5% of children with acute leukemia, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
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Burnout, withdrawal remain ‘alarmingly high’ among physicians and residents
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