HEALTH LAW & POLICY
Although Medicaid and CHIP were considered off limits during the original debt-ceiling deal, the landscape has since tilted precipitously with more bad economic news: S&P's recent downgrade of US debt adds fear and strain to the uncertainty about the future of these programs. A bipartisan congressional "super committee" is saddled with recommending as much as $1.5 trillion in federal budget cuts over the next 10 years. Medicaid and CHIP were intended to be off the table during the negotiations, but now providers' payments may be at risk. » More
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NEW RESEARCH
Against the backdrop of the record-breaking hot and humid summer many states have experienced and the beginning of school, or at least of football practice, new guidance is available to pediatricians about which youths could be cleared for athletic participation in these conditions. New study results have been released, and AAP has issued a new policy statement that adds a BMI above the 85th percentile for age, as well as other conditions, to the risk factors for heat-related illness for children and adolescents. Read more to see what the new indications are. » More |
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NEW RESEARCH
A few minutes spent interpreting results of a brief questionnaire can help pediatricians identify up to 82% of children with developmental delays, according to a recent Canadian study. The screening tools identified development delay in 10% of the children and were matched against a full battery of psychological tests. Find out what tests were used and in what age ranges they were most accurate. » More |
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Failure to appropriately control severe asthma in children not only has a critical effect on their health but also affects their educational achievement. It also doubles the health care costs related to their disease, according to a new study. Researchers found that children with "very poorly controlled" asthma missed an average of 18 days of school each year, compared with 2 or fewer for other asthma patients. The economic effect was dramatic, even compared with children with "not well controlled" asthma. » More |
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HEALTH LAW & POLICY
Less than 30% of FDA-approved medications have been studied in children, despite regulatory requirements and study incentives implemented by FDA over the past 15 years. One reason is parents' lack of awareness of opportunities for children to participate in medical research. Now, new tools can help pediatricians educate parents and increase children's participation in clinical trials. » More |
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Telling parents to have their children take 2 Tylenol and call you in the morning may soon be safer than ever. The FDA is asking drug makers to voluntarily adopt recommendations to make children's medicines containing acetaminophen safer to use. The industry has complied, phasing out some formulations and changing dosage recommendations. Find out what will now be available. » More |
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