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AAP maintains its opposition to legal marijuana

Marijuana use risks harm to children and adolescents and should not be legal, the American Academy of Pediatrics reiterates in an updated policy statement and technical report. What does the academy recommend in states where it's legal recreationally?

Patients are our priority, not paperwork

Readers react to the impact of maintenance of certification and meaningful use 2 on their practice. See what they had to say.

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Cytisine can help smokers quit

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Pediatric Influenza: Risks, Immunization Strategies, and Prevention
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PODCAST

Discussing the CDC's draft recommendation on adolescent circumcision

In our exclusive podcast interview with Marvin L. Wang, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Newborn Nurseries at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, we asked what pediatricians should know about the evidence of the risk/benefits listed in the CDC's new draft recommendations—and whether or not it ought to be a routine wellness visit topic for all uncircumcised patients. » More with podcast.

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