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Status of Measles in United States - CDC Report
The CDC is providing updated Measles Cases and Outbreaks information every Friday.
Pertussis Cases Are on the Rise
Two unvaccinated infants died of pertussis in Kentucky. The deaths come amid 12,513 cases nationwide from January through May compared to 7,321 during the same time last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC data).
The primary care pediatrician and other pediatric physicians play a critical role in the interdisciplinary team effort to provide appropriate augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology to children with absent or severely impaired verbal communication.
The Iowa EPSDT Child Health & Development Record (CHDR) forms that guide and document children's well visits from birth up to age 21 have been completely revised. are still free to use, and now they're fillable!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, giving providers the opportunity to focus on the mental health of patients and families, and raise awareness of childhood mental illness, childhood depression, and childhood mood disorders.
MMWR: AADM Network Surveillance Summaries
The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) estimates of the overall prevalence of ASD among children aged 8 years for 2020 was 27.6 per 1,000 (one in 36) children aged 8 years and was 3.8 times as prevalent among boys as among girls (43.0 versus 11.4).
Geographic Distribution of Clinical Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
A recent Pediatrics article examines how geographic barriers limit access to clinical care in the United States for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth. Researchers aggregated data for mental health providers for TGD youth by state. Related articles:
- Study: Care for transgender youths sparse, especially in South, Midwest
- Words Matter: AAP Guidance on Inclusive, Anti-biased Language
AAP Covid 19 Updates - August 1, 2023
As of March 12, 2023, more than 104.6 million COVID-19 cases and more than 1.1 million deaths have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Among children, almost 15.5 million cases have been reported as of March 9, according to AAP data.
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