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Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

February 19, 2018
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Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, for a CHIP Day of Action and tell Congress to fund CHIP long-term immediately.

January 09, 2018
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Yesterday marked 100 days since Congress has failed to extend long-term funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, for a CHIP Day of Action and tell Congress to fund CHIP long-term immediately. Congressional inaction...
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Tougher State Laws Curb Vaccine Refusers

December 20, 2017
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The legislation, enacted in 2011, required parents to talk to a doctor before they could get their child exempted from vaccinations for nonmedical reasons. Read the whole article >>
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CDC Health Advisory Alert

December 04, 2017
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Please read the following health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and share with your colleagues Screening patients in hurricane-affected areas There have been media reports and accounts of various infectious diseases in hurricane-affected areas,...
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Boost ‘em in the Back Seat – Booster Seat Safety Video

November 28, 2017
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Men Found Six Times More Likely Than Women To Have Highest Risk HPV Infection

October 18, 2017
Lily Lou
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More than three times as many men than women in the U.S. have oral infections with human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus responsible for causing 31,500 new cancers every year, found a new study. And the HPV strain responsible for the vast majority of HPV-related cancers in the U.S....
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For the 2017–18 season, Medicaid will reimburse up to five monthly palivizumab doses from November 27 through May 15

September 07, 2017
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For the 2017–18 season, Medicaid will reimburse up to five monthly palivizumab doses from November 27 through May 15. Except for the date change to accommodate a Monday start, the eligibility criteria for palivizumab will remain the same as during 2016–17, and will continue to...
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Why HPV Vaccination Rates Remain Low in Rural States

September 06, 2017
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The potentially life-saving cancer vaccine has been around for more than a decade, so why isn’t everyone getting it? Read the whole article >>
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AAP Issues Updated Flu Vaccine Recommendations

September 06, 2017
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The American Academy of Pediatrics issued updated recommendations Monday for the flu vaccine, but some parent and pediatricians were disappointed that the FluMist nasal vaccine is once again not recommended. Read the whole story >>
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In the News

  • A Message from AAP President Dr. Sally Goza
  • Subspecialty Day of Action on Tuesday, October 9
  • JUULing: What Pediatricians and Families Need to Know
  • Children’s Health Care Coverage Fact Sheets
  • AAP, ACOG Presidents Urge US To Protect, Promote, Support Breast-Feeding.

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