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Parents want answers, not advice, on circumcision

Most parents want healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don't want them to recommend whether or not to have the procedure performed, a University of Michigan CS Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health shows. More

CDC: HPV vaccination rate in teens still too low

Immunization of adolescents against the human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection in this country, has increased modestly since 2012, but it's still "unacceptably low," according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More

New designs for well-child visits

Two innovative models of well-child care for low-income children that rely on less time with a physician and more with a health educator are described in a new study. More

VIDEO

The backfire effect

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Think all your good counsel to parents on the criticality of immunizations can win over caregivers vacillating on vaccinations? Hear what one of the authors of a new study has to say about findings that parents ambivalent or with negative feelings about vaccines actually became less likely to say they'd vaccinate a child after receiving information debunking the myth that vaccines cause autism. Watch the video or browse other Contemporary Pediatrics' videos.

 

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