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A new US government report on emergency contraception, or "morning-after" pills, reveals that 14% of young women aged 15 to 19 years who ever had sexual intercourse said they used it at least once to prevent pregnancy. » More
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 16 cases of acute kidney injury among adolescents and adults after they smoked synthetic cannabinoids. The cases were reported in 6 states between March and December last year. » More
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Firstborn children could be at increased risk for high blood pressure and diabetes compared with their younger siblings, suggests new research from New Zealand. » More
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Young children learning to play the drums, or a tiny violin, or the piano might not be making music to their parents' ears, but they definitely are making their brains grow, says a new study. » More
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Hospitalizations for human metapneumovirus in children aged younger than 5 years has reached a rate similar to that of influenza, according to a study of the disease burden of the respiratory illness in young patients. » More
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Do you have a story about something in your practice that deeply affected you or changed your life or career? A poignant tale involving one of your patients or their parents that particularly touched you? A surprising revelation that caused you to change the way you work with your patients or your staff?
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The 2013 summit is sponsored by The Jefferson School of Population Health and the Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education, in consultation with the American College of Physicians, and in partnership with Contemporary Pediatrics and Medical Economics.
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