Practice Management News

Rates of STDs continue to rise in the United States, with CDC data showing increases year after year.

This past year, Healio covered numerous developments in artificial intelligence as the technology continues to demonstrate potential for key roles in clinical settings, both now and in the future.

As the pediatric obesity crisis continues, its effects on children continue to be examined and investigated.

On Dec. 14, the CDC issued an urgent warning calling for health care providers to increase vaccination coverage for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

Young adults who consumed tree nuts as snacks had a lower risk for metabolic syndrome than those who did not, as well as improvements in waist circumference, visceral fat and blood insulin levels, a study found.

Zonulin levels rise significantly in children in the months preceding a diagnosis of celiac disease autoimmunity, suggesting it could be used as a biomarker to screen at-risk children for celiac disease, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 5th year, its effect on children continues to be widely studied. We compiled a list of stories about pediatric COVID-19 that we reported over the course of the past year.

In this edition, an advocacy group petitions the FDA for stronger safety warnings for Botox, melanoma regression is associated with improved prognosis and more.

The AMA has adopted a policy in support of insurance coverage parity for evidence-based weight-loss medications “without exclusions or additional carve-outs,” the organization recently announced.

A 1-year-old boy is brought to your urgent care clinic after his mother found a white object similar to a grain of rice in his stool during a diaper change.