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LGBT HEALTH

Mental health needs of transgender teens

Treatment of transgender teenagers may often focus on gender reassignment and hormonal therapy, but a new report offers a glimpse at a host of other issues that pediatricians can help these young persons manage. What can you do to help?

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DERMCASE

Is this red papule another hemangioma?

The parents of a 3-year-old girl with a history of a slowly regressing infantile hemangioma on her right forehead were afraid that she was developing a new hemangioma near her right eye. The blanching red papule had been slowly increasing in size for 2 months. What's the diagnosis?

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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Proactive response diagnoses ASD earlier

Although parents of children who turn out to have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often express concerns about their child's development early on, providers are far less likely to respond proactively to these concerns—instead delivering a reassuring/passive response—than to address parental concerns about intellectual disability/developmental delay (ID/DD). How can you improve your diagnosing skills?

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Guidance issued for CMD management

Telemedicine: Good for the long haul?

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Does 'they'll do it anyway' sell teens short?

The American College of Pediatricians (ACP) strongly endorses abstinence until marriage sex education and recommends its adoption by all school systems in lieu of "comprehensive sex education." The organization's position is based upon CDC statistics that show more dire health consequences of adolescent sexual activity. Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Diane Foley, MD, of ACP probing for an evidence basis for this stance For more videos