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Jumping Jacks and Cold Water: Mental Health Tools for Kids

Medscape Medical News January 8, 2025

Emotional lashing out, chronic worry, depression, and self-harm are some of the mental health issues pediatricians are presented with, and patients deserve more than a referral to a mental health specialist, experts said.
History Repeats? Lead Pollution and the Roman Economy

Medscape January 7, 2025
Stem Cell Transplant Effective for Children With Arthritis

Medscape Medical News December 30, 2024

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High Dose Atropine Curbs Myopia in Kids Despite Side Effects

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025
New Health Cybersecurity Rule: What Docs Should Know

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025
Long-Term Budesonide Shows Sustained Efficacy in EoE

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025
Explainer-What Are the Health Risks From Wildfire Smoke?

Reuters Health Information January 9, 2025
Leaving ED Without Being Seen Entails Increasing Risks

Medscape Medical News January 9, 2025
Why Aren’t More PCPs Offering Contraceptive Services?

Medscape Medical News January 9, 2025
New Trial Seeks to Pin Down Pediatric PAH Treatment

Medscape Medical News January 7, 2025
RSV Vaccines and Treatments Face Global Access Hurdles

Medscape Medical News January 7, 2025

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History Repeats? Lead Pollution and the Roman Economy

Commentary January 7, 2025

A story hidden in the icy layers of the Arctic may have lessons for cognitive health in the modern era.
Change Makers: Richard Francis on the Pillars of Innovation

Commentary January 10, 2025

One in every 13 prescriptions in the US is a generic from Teva. Now, CEO Richard Francis is focusing on drug development, delivering better medications faster.
Getting Sepsis Right

Viewpoint January 10, 2025
Parenting in Later Life: How Old Is Too Old?

Commentary January 10, 2025

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A 5-Year-Old Girl With Recurrent High Fever, Nonproductive Cough, and Emesis

Case Challenge January 10, 2025

A 5-year-old girl presents with a 2- to 3-week history of fever, cough, and occasional posttussive emesis. What's the diagnosis?
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Skill Checkup January 9, 2025
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Change Makers: Richard Francis on the Pillars of Innovation

Medscape January 10, 2025

One in every 13 prescriptions in the US is a generic from Teva. Now, CEO Richard Francis is focusing on drug development, delivering better medications faster.
Parenting in Later Life: How Old Is Too Old?

Medscape Business of Medicine January 10, 2025
New Health Cybersecurity Rule: What Docs Should Know

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025
AI and the Art of Nursing

Medscape Medical News January 10, 2025

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