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Children can be victims of sex trafficking without ever leaving home, and it’s almost certain that pediatricians are encountering trafficked victims every day without realizing it. » More
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Pediatricians are most likely the first clinicians to discover that a teenager is engaging in self-harming behavior, and it's their evaluation of the context and severity of the self-injury as well as their empathetic relationship with the patient that sets the stage for treatment. » More
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A 4-month-old, previously healthy infant girl presents to the local pediatric emergency department after an episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure activity witnessed at home. » More
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The number of medically uninsured children between 2008 and 2012 dropped to 5.3 million, and the coverage rate rose to 92.8%, according to the US Census Bureau American Community Survey. That might be the good news, but currently 70% of uninsured children are eligible but not enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), says the Urban Institute. » More
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