Handheld Echocardiography Ups Rheumatic Heart Dz Detection
Auscultation alone is poor screening test; handheld echocardiography significantly improves detection
Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Autism
Correlation mainly explained by adverse prenatal and perinatal outcomes; multiple births
CDC: Decline in TB Rates in the United States Slowing Down
2013 decrease is smallest seen in more than a decade
Interventions Up Blood Culture Ordering in Pediatric Pneumonia
Increase in blood cultures for kids hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia; no impact on LOS
Breastfeeding Linked to Improved IQ at Age 30
Durations of total, predominant breastfeeding linked to IQ, educational attainment, income
FDA Approves Cholbam for Rare Bile Acid Synthesis Disorders
Drug is approved as an oral treatment for children aged 3 weeks and older, and adults
More Than 16 Million Americans Have Gained Coverage Under ACA
White House announces historic drop in number of uninsured Americans
HCPs Lack Knowledge and Awareness of Sex Trafficking
Most providers don't receive training on how to identify sex trafficking victims, especially child victims
Gender-Specific Variation in Medical Specialties
About 85 percent of ob-gyn residents are female, while more males in surgery, emergency medicine
Propranolol Seems Prophylactic Against Infantile Hemangiomas
Case study involves infant treated shortly after birth; skin lesions appeared after suspension of propranolol
