Best practices on discussing birth control for adolescents
Counseling patients about methods of contraception and increasing access to care can help address unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
Providing gender-affirming care in pediatrics
A conversation on best practices for helping a child who is thinking of transitioning to another gender.
Trends in sinusitis
Patience and antimicrobial stewardship are key to treating sinusitis.
Does that child really have an antibiotic allergy?
Most children outgrow an adverse drug reaction to oral antibiotics, according to an Icelandic study.
Teens find that adhering to STI treatment isn’t easy
A survey saw that of teenagers who sought care in the ED and were prescribed outpatient treatment, fewer than half who received an STI diagnosis filled their prescriptions.
Dermatologic differences in a diverse population
Understanding the difference in biology and clinical presentations of cutaneous conditions in different skin types is critical for health care professionals to treat a diverse population.
Delaying surgery for Hirschsprung disease may be risky
Results of a study in patients with Hirschsprung disease for whom surgery was anticipated but had not yet been performed found that 17% developed complications.
Some STIs spike, but the declines are just as concerning
Decreasing cases of chlamydia may offer false hope in light of decreased screening.
Do food safety information and protective behavior help protect mercury exposure in children?
In Taiwan, a recent study examined whether mothers who had food safety–related risk perceptions of mercury led to lower exposure in mother and child.
