Early childhood exposure to screen time is becoming more common as mobile devices and televisions are part of most households. That is the same time when children, especially those in their first 3 years, are having an explosion of language and acquiring their speech and language skills. Screen...
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What Is Endometrial Cancer?
Endometrial cancer accounts for 95% of uterine cancers, which are the fourth most common cancer in women in the US.1 Approximately 1 in 32 women in the US will develop endometrial cancer in their lifetimes. Eighty percent of endometrial cancer cases in the US are diagnosed in postmenopausal...
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Where Can I Find Reliable Information About Vaccines?
Vaccination has prevented serious illness and death in children and adults for more than 200 years. However, conflicting statements and misleading information about the benefits and risks of vaccines are becoming more common. This is especially true on the internet and social media. Many of...
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Does This Child Have a Concussion?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
Importance: Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury with associated abnormalities in brain function, rather than structural injury. An estimated 1.1 million to 1.9 million pediatric concussions occur annually in the US.
Objective: To determine the accuracy of clinical history and...
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Clinical Examination of the Lumbar Spine
Low back pain is one of the most common causes of health care visits and has the highest global prevalence of all musculoskeletal conditions. Although musculoskeletal back pain is often temporary and self-limited, it may represent more worrisome pathologic conditions that can lead to permanent...
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What Parents Need to Know About Moles in Children
Moles can be seen at birth, but most appear during childhood, increase in adolescence, and can continue to increase in number until about age 40 years. Most moles are harmless, and these benign moles can grow as the child grows. However, when moles change in certain ways, as described below, a...
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What Parents Should Know About Fire Safety
Many of these injuries are preventable by taking simple steps to make your home safer and knowing what to do when a fire occurs. Most accidental home fires start from cooking, heating equipment, electrical items, or smoking materials. Never leave food unattended on the stove while cooking. Use...
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What Is Prostatitis?
Prostatitis involves infection, inflammation, or pain in the prostate gland and affects about 9% of men during their lifetime.
What Is Acute Bacterial Prostatitis?
Acute bacterial prostatitis is a urinary tract infection that involves the prostate.1 Patients with acute prostatitis...
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What Parents Need to Know About Sleep in Children
Half of all children have sleep issues at some point during childhood.
When a child does not sleep well, the entire family feels the impact. Sleep supports growth and development and prevents other illnesses. Poor sleep can lead to daytime irritability, trouble focusing, behavioral issues...
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What Is Ovarian Cancer?
Ovarian cancer is a malignancy of the ovary, the female reproductive organ that produces eggs.
How Common Is Ovarian Cancer?
Among women worldwide, ovarian cancer is the eighth most common malignancy and cause of cancer death. In 2022, ovarian cancer was diagnosed in about 325 000...
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