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Study to examine laxative use in children

The US Food and Drug Administration has awarded a research grant to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to study the safety of an adult laxative commonly used in children.
What risks will the study investigate?

2014 Annual Issues & Attitudes Survey

Contemporary Pediatrics takes the temperature on the field of pediatrics to see how you felt about your vocation in 2014.
How did you see 2014?

Is technology a boon or a bane?

One pediatrician examines the impact of the rapid proliferation of technology on the field of pediatrics and wonders whether it's been for the better or not. Discover what she had to say

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What you should know about enterovirus-D68

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As Mary Anne Jackson, MD, Division Director, Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, reports in our exclusive interview, as of October 14th, the CDC had begun utilizing a new, faster lab test for detecting the virus. » More with video.

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