Autism too often missed in Latino children

Barely one-fourth (29%) of primary care physicians offer Spanish screening for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and only 1 in every 10 offers both Spanish general development and Spanish ASD screening as recommended by AAP. » More

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Antipsychotics increase risk of diabetes in youth

Children and young adults who take antipsychotics are at 3 times greater risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus than young people who don't, according to a recent study. » More

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Don't "wait and see" with stuttering

Although about half of preschoolers who stutter will outgrow it, a wait-and-see approach can do harm to the approximately 25% who will not, say researchers from the Purdue Stuttering Project.
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Hospital circumcision rate continues to fall

Fewer newborn boys are being circumcised at birth. In fact, the national rate of newborn circumcision declined 10% over the 32-year period from 1979 to 2010. » More

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DSM-5 on the right track with autism

Circumcision reduces lifetime risk of UTIs

Too few diabetic kids screened for retinopathy

Racial and ethnic disparities occur with ADHD

A strategy to help a child with pollakiuria

Timing of first solid food influences diabetes risk

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