Child Opportunity Index Linked to Pediatric Acute Care Use

FRIDAY, April 6, 2018 -- The Child Opportunity Index measure of neighborhood context is associated with pediatric acute care visit frequency and diagnoses, according to a study published online April 6 in Pediatrics. Ellen E. Kersten, Ph.D., from...

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Quality Improvement Initiative Cuts Early Elective Deliveries

FRIDAY, April 6, 2018 -- A statewide quality improvement initiative can reduce early elective deliveries, according to a study published in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Heather C. Kaplan, M.D., from the Cincinnati Children's...

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High-Intensity Exercise Harmful in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

FRIDAY, April 6, 2018 -- High-intensity exercise in an independent marker for ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC), according to a study published online March 28 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Øyvind H. Lie,...

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Early Intervention Service Cuts Suicide Rate in Schizophrenia

FRIDAY, April 6, 2018 -- Early intervention (EI) services seem to improve the suicide rate for patients with first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum (FES) disorders, according to a study published online April 4 in JAMA Psychiatry. Sherry Kit Wa Chan,...

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Glycemic Extremes in T1DM Impact Cognitive Skills in Kids

FRIDAY, April 6, 2018 -- Type 1 diabetes is associated with cognitive dysfunction in children, according to a review published online March 23 in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation. Jing He, Ph.D., from Central South University in Changsha,...

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Ophthalmoscopy, Telemedicine Similar in Accuracy to ID ROP

FRIDAY, April 6, 2018 -- Ophthalmoscopy and telemedicine are similarly accurate for detection of clinically significant retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to a study published online April 5 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Hilal Biten, M.D., from...

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Leukemia, and Its Treatment, May Pose Neurocognitive Risks

FRIDAY, April 6, 2018 -- Underlying leukemia, even before chemotherapy, may pose a neurocognitive risk to young patients, according to a study published online March 29 in JAMA Oncology. Yin Ting Cheung, Ph.D., from the St. Jude Children's Research...

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