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A nasal balloon can effectively treat otitis media with effusion in children

Nasal Balloon Can Treat Otitis Media With Effusion

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Procedure may be an alternative to antibiotics, drainage tubes
Millions more Americans have affordable health insurance

Patients Report Improved Care Access, Better Health With ACA

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Gains seen in how many adults have insurance and a doctor, and say they are in better health
Self- and caregiver-reported history of eczema is valid for identifying atopic dermatitis

Self-Reported Eczema Valid for Detecting Atopic Dermatitis

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High specificity and positive predictive value for self-, caregiver-reported ever history of eczema
Researchers have developed a genetic test to quickly detect enterovirus D68. The researchers published details of the test's techniques online recently in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

New Gene Test Speeds Diagnosis of Enterovirus D68

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Virus sickened more than 1,000 U.S. children last year, 14 deaths reported
About 10 percent of cases where a drug does serious harm are not reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within the required 15-day period

Delays Noted in the Reporting of Serious Patient Harms to FDA

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Analysis found roughly 10 percent of cases were filed after 15-day deadline passed
More infants are being treated in neonatal intensive care units at many U.S. hospitals

Neonatal Intensive Care May Be Overused

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Newborns admitted to NICUs bigger, less premature than in prior years
Topical application of human breast milk is effective for infants with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis

Human Breast Milk Effective for Atopic Dermatitis in Infants

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No significant difference in outcomes for human breast milk, 1 percent hydrocortisone ointment
As a result of the increasing popularity of high-deductible health care plans

Expansion of High-Deductible Plans to Impact Physician Care

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Physicians must be able to balance provision of good clinical care with ability to limit costs
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder undergoing sedation for magnetic resonance imaging do not have a higher dose requirement for propofol

No Need for More Propofol for MRI Sedation in ADHD

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Children with ADHD undergoing MRI do not need higher doses of sedation
Cellular damage occurs when people undergo computed tomography scans

Evidence of Cellular Damage From Computed Tomography

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But whether this could trigger cancer or other health issues remains unclear