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Pediatric Influenza: Risks, Immunization Strategies, and Prevention
Children experience the highest morbidity during influenza epidemics — The CDC states that children younger than 5, and especially those younger than 2, are at high risk for developing flu-related complications. Find articles, video, tools, and resources to help prevent and manage pediatric influenza. Read more
Teenagers who smoke the popular electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are less likely to use substances than adolescents who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes (dual users) but more likely to use them than teenagers who have never used either product (nonusers). How much was the risk increased?
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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