A team of researchers created a quality improvement project in a healthcare organization to help psychiatric nurses understand the risks associated with medications prone to misuse.
Two-thirds of girls seen in pediatric emergency department interested in discussing contraception.
Self-esteem improved after 5 years in surgical group, but no improvement seen in overall mood.
More than half of bimanual exams, >70% of Pap tests in women aged 15 to 20 years unnecessary.
Association seen for both number of social media accounts and daily time spent using them.
Self-reported sports-related concussion associated with risk factors for suicide completion.
Prevalence of prediabetes 18.0 and 24.0% among adolescents and young adults, respectively.
Watching television and playing video games negatively affects academic performance in children and adolescents but overall screen time does not, according to research results published in JAMA Pediatrics. Television and video games both affected composite scores, while television negatively impacted language and mathematics skills. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, investigators aimed to determine whether…
Odds of diabetic kidney disease higher in obese teens receiving medical therapy vs bariatric surgery for T2DM.
Numbers increased from 6.93 to 11.97 admissions per 100,000 children younger than 18 years.
