Adolescent Medicine

• Judge orders morning-after pill be available to all ages without prescription

• April 5, 2013
• A federal judge has ordered that the most common morning-after pill be made available without prescription to people of any age.
  Today’s decision by...More »

• In the Journals

• Thyroid abnormalities common in juvenile arthritis, rheumatic fever

• April 4, 2013
• Children and adolescents with rheumatic fever or juvenile arthritis are prone to autoimmune thyroid disorders and would benefit from routine screening,...More »

• In the Journals

• AAP recommends e-prescribing

• April 1, 2013
• The AAP recently recommended that pediatric health care providers adopt the practice of e-prescribing, according to a policy statement published in...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• OIG's strong language on physician-owned distributorships is clear message to investors

• April 1, 2013
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• Stakes enormous as Supreme Court weighs ‘pay-to-delay’ generic drug deals

• March 27, 2013
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Youth require additional support in transition to adult diabetes care

• March 25, 2013
• It is established within the literature that youth with type 1 diabetes have a greater risk for developing poor glycemic control as they enter adulthood....More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Mental health needs of young patients still unmet

• March 21, 2013
• A specially designed training program did not help general practitioners detect the mental health needs of young patients better than a standard brief...More »

• In the Journals

• Early HPV vaccination significantly reduced condylomata incidence

• March 20, 2013
• Initial vaccinations for HPV for women aged younger than 14 years significantly reduced the incidence of condylomata acuminata, according to study...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Decline in melanoma trend observed among children, adolescents

• March 20, 2013
• MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Trends for melanoma incidence in children and adolescents have decreased after peaking early in the millennium, according to a...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Adolescent access to sexual health care in ED draws support

• March 18, 2013
• Health care providers were generally found to be supportive of an intervention to incorporate a health educator in the ED to improve adolescent access to...More »

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