Contemporary Pediatrics Newsletter

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How Oregon laws tackle teen mental health and suicide risk

Oregon has passed several new laws aimed at suicide prevention, with 2 of those specifically targeting students by offering excused mental health days and requiring school districts to develop comprehensive suicide prevention plans for at-risk students.

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Have a puzzling case?

Have a puzzling pediatric case that you'd like to share with your fellow readers? We're looking for stories about intriguing diagnoses that have stumped the experts! If you’re interested, please contact cradwan@mmhgroup.com for submission guidelines.

Reading books with toddlers: Print or electronic?

When parents and children read a book together they have better collaborative experiences when the books are traditional print volumes than when they are tablet-based (electronic) books, according to a recent study in 37 parent-toddler pairs.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Impact of the varicella vaccine

How to do a comprehensive ADHD assessment

Is there a link between RSV and asthma development?

CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO

Examining cosmetic-related accidents in children

For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a retrospective analysis published in Clinical Pediatrics that looked at the incidence of accidents involving cosmetics in children aged 5 years and younger.

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