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Filling medical gaps in foster care

With more than a half million children in foster care every day in the United States, chances are that some of these vulnerable kids are your patients. How you meet their many healthcare needs can make a great difference in their lives.

Toilet training kids with ASD: Part 1

For children with severe autism or intellectual disabilities, incontinence can limit their futures in serious ways. This is the first of 2 articles that focus on training self-care for children with ASD.

Trauma informed care for kids in foster care

Childhood trauma—physical, psychosocial, even neglect—affects children's overall health, more so children in foster care. Here's why physicians need to assess the impact of trauma on a foster child's presenting problems.

Pediatric call centers fast track urgent care

Call centers using evidence-based protocols ensure that patients receive urgent medical care in the most appropriate, most cost-effective setting.

More in this issue

HPS develops in premature infants later than in term infants

Crizanlizumab helps prevent pain crises in sickle cell disease

Age-restricted supplements sold to male teens

FDA's youth antismoking campaign boasts good results

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