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Menses: A "vital sign" for teenaged girls
The menstrual cycle can be an important vital sign providing pediatricians with valuable information about health and disease among girls and young women.
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Kisses for Conor
Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC)—it happened to my family.
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How to limit your risk of legal liability
image description here Pediatricians deal daily with parent and patient refusals of recommended care. Here's how to protect yourself and your practice from legal repercussions.

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Persistent pruritic rash in an 8-year-old boy
image description here An 8-year-old boy is brought to the office for evaluation of a persistent itchy rash on his extremities, trunk, and face. Although the rash has been present for longer than 3 months, individual skin lesions change from hour to hour and occasionally the rash clears completely only to recur several hours later. He is otherwise healthy with no known allergies, changes in diet, medication use, or recent illness.

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Colic linked to gut inflammation and dysbiosis
 
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