Pediatrics
Feature
Oncology Mergers Are on the Rise. How Can Independent Practices Survive?
The number of community practices acquired by hospitals nearly tripled from 2010 to 2020, according to a report from COA.
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Magnesium Sulfate’s Ability to Reduce Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Birth Reaffirmed
Updated Cochrane Systematic Review reaffirms that magnesium sulfate reduces cerebral palsy in children born prematurely.
Conference Coverage
One Patient Changed This Oncologist’s View of Hope. Here’s How.
“How we think about hope directly influences patient care,” according to a professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York...
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What Toxic Stress Can Do to Health
Stress from adverse childhood experiences, which can have endocrine and other impacts, may be treated with a multidisciplinary team.
From the Journals
Early-Life Excess Weight Tied to Subsequent Stroke Risk
“Being overweight may have long-term health effects, even if the excess weight is temporary.”
From the Journals
Are Children Born Through ART at Higher Risk for Cancer?
A slight increase in the risk for leukemia was observed in children conceived through IVF or ICSI.
Feature
Obesity and Cancer: Untangling a Complex Web
Is gaining weight later in life better or worse for cancer risk than being overweight or obese from a young age?
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PCPs May Have a New Tool to Help Identify Autism in Young Children
The tool helps clinicians by incorporating their diagnosis and self-reported level of certainty with eye-tracking biomarkers.
Commentary
Fluoride, Water, and Kids’ Brains: It’s Complicated
Feature
Urine Tests Could Be ‘Enormous Step’ in Diagnosing Cancer
Cancer biomarkers in urine are not nearly as widely studied as those in the blood, but a new wave of urine tests suggests research is gaining pace...
Opinion
An 8-year-old girl presented with papules on her bilateral eyelid margins
Papules were slightly itchy but otherwise asymptomatic.