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The American Academy of Pediatrics has just released new guidance to help primary care doctors recognize the signs of child abuse. The clinical report was published online April 27 in Pediatrics.

AAP Advises Doctors on How to Identify Child Abuse

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New guidance offers suggestions on protecting children, too
A smartphone app that cuts off teenagers' cell service when they turn on the car ignition may help reduce their accident risk

PAS: Smartphone Blocker App Could Aid Teen Driving Safety

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New study suggests experimental device helps reduce high-risk driving events
Physician compensation has gone up for almost all specialties

Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties

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Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
State laws have helped reduce texting and driving by American teens

PAS: State Bans Lead to Fewer Teens Texting While Driving

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Between 2011 and 2013, texting while driving was outlawed in 14 states
Allowing more emergency medical service workers to administer the prescription drug naloxone could reduce the number of overdose deaths caused by opioids

CDC: Expanding EMS Naloxone Use Will Save Lives

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CDC urges expansion of access to the prescription antidote among EMS personnel
With opioid abuse now linked to 142 cases of HIV in rural Indiana

National Health Alert Issued Over HIV Outbreak in Indiana

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More than 140 cases linked to injection drug use reported in rural Indiana
Direct-to-consumer advertising of asthma medications is associated with increased emergency department utilization among commercially insured patients

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Asthma Meds Ups ER Use

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Advertising linked to increase in pharmacy sales; emergency room visits for commercially insured
One in 10 acute myocardial infarction patients without a previous diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) have underlying DM

One in 10 AMI Patients Have Unrecognized Incident Diabetes

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Few not recognized as having DM during hospitalization on meds six months after discharge
Prednisolone and pentoxifylline are associated with limited and no benefits

Prednisolone, Pentoxifylline Little Use in Alcoholic Hepatitis

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Nonsignificant drop in 28-day mortality with prednisolone; no improvement with pentoxifylline
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DMV Program Can Generate Additional Organ Donors

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Customers of DMV staff who received training more likely to register as organ donors