Importance: Nearly 100 000 children experience physical abuse each year in the US. Among approximately 2000 annual deaths related to child maltreatment, more than 40% resulted from physical abuse, and half of those children were younger than 1 year. Many of these young children had unidentified...
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Has This Child Experienced Physical Abuse? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the symptoms of long COVID in children.
Prenatal Cannabis Use and Neonatal Outcomes A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Importance: Prenatal cannabis use continues to increase, and cannabis remains the most commonly used illegal substance in pregnancy. Accumulating evidence suggests potential adverse effects on fetal and neonatal outcomes following cannabis use in pregnancy.
Objective: To update a living...
What Are Eating Disorders?
This JAMA Patient Page describes the most common types of eating disorders, risk factors for eating disorders, and treatment options.
What Is Interstitial Lung Disease?
This JAMA Patient Page describes types and causes of interstitial lung disease as well as its diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association’s 2024 guidelines on management of lower extremity peripheral artery disease.
Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association’s 2024 guidelines on management of lower extremity peripheral artery disease.
Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults
IMPORTANCE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects millions of US residents across the lifespan and is often unrecognized. Abuse of older or vulnerable adults by a caregiver or someone else they may trust is common and can result in significant injury, death, and long-term adverse health...
Inhaled Pharmacotherapy for Stable COPD
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2025 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) recommendations for inhaled pharmacotherapy for stable COPD.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults A Review
Importance: Type 2 diabetes involves progressive loss of insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells in the setting of insulin resistance and manifests clinically as hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% to 95% of all cases of diabetes globally, with estimates ranging from 589 million to...