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No increase in severe community-acquired pneumonia after PCV13
A slight uptick in pneumonia cases starting 4 years after PCV13 introduction did not involve a significant increase in severe pneumococcal cases...
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Anxiety, depression, burnout higher in physician mothers caring for others at home
While the study did not examine physician fathers, caring for someone with a major illness or disability more frequently falls to women.
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Unintentional injuries top killer of U.S. children
“This is the stuff that those of us in injury prevention have been screaming about for decades.”
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Women in forensic psychiatry making progress but still have ways to go
AUSTIN, TEX. – Gender bias might manifest in many ways, from opportunities for exposure to forensics in residency to invitations to present at...
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Biologics options for pediatric asthma continue to grow
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Autistic youth face higher risks from online child pornography
AUSTIN, TEX. – Dr. Nicole Sussman said youth, especially those with autism, should be taught about reality vs. fantasy.
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Case shows clinical assessment supersedes psychological screening tools
AUSTIN, TEX. – The results of two validated personality tools showed scores that conflicted with the less positive clinical psychological...
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Death row executions raise questions about competence
AUSTIN, TEX. – Without a standard for establishing an inmate’s competence to be executed under current law, many inmates lacking competence are...
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Child gun deaths lowest in states with strictest firearm laws
ORLANDO – Suicide rates were lowest in states with laws specifically restricting youth access to firearms.
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Sofa and bed injuries very common among young children
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Substance use increases likelihood of psychiatric hold in pregnancy
AUSTIN, TEX. – Current substance use makes the difference in a determination to involuntarily commit a pregnant woman.
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A paradigm shift in medical research is necessary
Academic medical research has lost its way in the counterproductive publish-or-perish atmosphere today that produces far too much poor-quality...
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Sandy Hook Promise: Four programs help people recognize signs of a threat
ORLANDO – Mass shootings don’t happen out of the blue, and
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Sibling abuse more common than child, domestic abuse combined
AUSTIN, TEX. – Emotional aggression among brothers and sisters occurs more often than does physical aggression, literature review shows.