AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships
Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Exposure to Guns, Knives Ups Trauma Symptoms in Children
Even witnessing such incidents carries long-term consequences, researchers say
Intervention Boosts Hospital Discharge Communication
Process standardization increased percentage of calls initiated within 24 hours of discharge
Healthy Teens Exhibit Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Significant drop in forced expiratory volume in one second reported for 17.8 percent of teens
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed
Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
CDC: Fewer Single Young Men Becoming First-Time Fathers
Rate of first-time dads having child out of wedlock fell from 1980s to 2000s
Therapy Program Improves Teens’ Diabetes, Depression
Family program is effective whether delivered in clinic or via videoconferencing
ASCO: Melanoma Rates on the Rise for U.S. Youth
Women account for two-thirds of cases, likely due to unsafe tanning
Risk to Infant From SSRI Use in Late Pregnancy Deemed Small
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn risk similar to women with untreated depression
Breastfeeding Tied to Lower Odds of Childhood Leukemia
One more potential benefit for breastfed babies, research suggests