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New guidelines have been developed for evaluation and testing of infants and children with possible Zika virus infection. The interim guidelines were published in the Feb. 19 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Guidelines Developed for Suspected Zika in Children

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Acute Zika virus should be suspected in children who traveled to affected area, have symptoms
Higher body weight and taller stature during adolescence are associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Teen Weight, Height Linked to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Weight and height predict NHL subtypes in cohort of >2,000,000 16- to 19-year-olds
During recent years there has been an increase in the availability of donor human milk in hospitals

Increase in Availability of Donor Human Milk Over Time in NICUs

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Associated with increased breast milk feeding at NICU discharge and decrease in NEC rates
Most pediatric subspecialists find initial positions that match their professional and clinical goals

Most Peds Subspecialists Find Positions Matching Their Goals

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Large majority of pediatric subspecialists are able to find positions matching professional, clinical goals
Feedback from a high-profile messenger can reduce antibiotic prescribing on a national scale

Feedback From High-Profile Messenger Can Cut Antibiotic Rx

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Reduction in antibiotic prescribing after receiving letter from England's Chief Medical Officer
Exercise may benefit patients with adult and juvenile myositis

Exercise May Offer Benefit in Adult, Juvenile Myositis

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Exercise may have anti-inflammatory effects in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Low-dose biplanar radiography may perform as well as conventional computed tomography scans in assessing limb length

Low-Dose Biplanar Radiography Can Measure Leg Length

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EOS measurements show near-perfect correlation to those of CT scanogram in lamb femurs
Being overweight or obese is linked to increased mortality in pediatric intensive care units

Obesity Ups Mortality Risk in Critically Ill Children

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Height data are necessary to correctly classify children as normal weight, overweight, or obese
Most medical schools need to post

Many Med Schools Appear Unwelcoming Regarding Disability

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Only one-third of medical schools have technical standards supporting accommodating disabilities
The reliability of delivering a bundle of preventive services to patients aged 0 to 14 months can be improved with innovative redesign

Delivery of Preventive Services to Infants Can Be Improved

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Intervention improves percentage of patient visits receiving all preventive bundle elements