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PCORI to Invest $17 Million to Answer Long-Standing Questions About Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care

Recognizing the persistent disparities in controlling asthma among African-American and Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) issue... Full Article

Global Collaborative Effort Will Study Abuse-Related Pediatric Traumatic Injury in China

Child abuse and neglect are considered a serious public health problem in modern China. A number of factors, including social and cultural traditions and a lack of public awareness regarding appropria... Full Article

Emergency Departments Still Missing Signs of Pelvic Disease in Teens

Despite government efforts to expand diagnostic criteria for pelvic inflammatory disease, emergency department doctors are not identifying the condition any more often in adolescent girls, finds a new... Full Article

Teens Have Unsupervised Access to Prescription Drugs

A new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that 83.4% of teens had unsupervised access to their prescription medications at home including 73.7% taking pain relief, anti-anxiety, stimulant ... Full Article

Pilot Program to Decrease Emergency Room Wait Times

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has been a major issue nationally for 20 years and continues to increase in severity. To address this issue, a pilot study has been launched at UC San Diego Heal... Full Article

Frequent Soccer Ball ‘Heading’ May Lead to Brain Injury

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that soccer players who frequently head the ball have brain abnormalities resembling those found in patients with co... Full Article