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Virtual Driving Test Can Predict Risks Of Teen Car Accidents
A Virtual Driving Assessment tool can identify teens at highest risk of sustaining a car crash in the first months of licensed driving.
Teens Who Vape Want To Quit. They Just Don’t Know How.
Many teens who vape want to quit. A new study showed that most adolescents who want to quit vaping don’t know where to turn to get the help they need.
New Study Reviewed Vaginal Bleeding In Non-menstruating Women After Covid-19 Vaccination
A study group in Norway investigated the frequency of vaginal bleeding in non-menstruating women after Covid-19 vaccination.
California Bill Requesting Insurance Coverage For Children’s Hearing Aids
There remain significant road blocks in access to specialty care for children with hearing loss, and even more road blocks in access to hearing aids.
Pediatricians Call To End Corporal Punishment In Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court states that corporal punishment is constitutional. A new policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics provides insight to how harmful this is.
Bad Press On Goat Milk Formula Is Often Misguided.
Goat milk-based formulas have similar benefits to those from cow’s milk. Concerns about low iron and folate are unfounded.
Doctors Are Leaving Academic Medicine. Most Of Them Are Female
Female physicians are leaving academic medicine at high rates. In the setting of a national physician shortage, this may not bode well for patients.
Unclear What Caused Bronny James, LeBron’s Eldest Son, To Have Cardiac Arrest
Bronny James, eldest son of LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice this week.
Rate Of Teen Weight-Loss Surgery Rises After Change In Guidelines
Updated guidelines on weight-loss surgery in adolescents published by the American Academy Pediatrics has led to an increase in surgery in the teen population.
Air Quality From Wildfires Is Getting Worse: What You Can Do To Stay Safe
Here’s what people living on the East Coast and Midwest of the United States can learn from their Western neighbors, who have had to contend with wildfire smoke and poor air quality with increasing frequency.
