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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Nov. 25, 2024

In the news: Deaths from alcohol-related diseases double, bird flu confirmed in child, mammograms could predict cardiovascular risks and more.

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Set limits, find positives to minimize social media harm to kids

Research links three-plus hours a day on social media with mental health problems. Find out how physicians can help parents and kids grasp the risks.

Population Health
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Depression rates rising in preteens. Mental fitness tools can help.

The Permanente Medical Group is proactively addressing depression and social isolation among preteens through screening, phone apps and therapy.  

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Health System Spotlight
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AMA adopts new public health policies to improve health of nation

Policies adopted on final day of AMA Interim Meeting include topics ranging from safeguarding youth using social media to protecting public against mpox.

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Top health tips that pediatricians want parents to know

Being a kid isn’t easy these days. Being the parent of a kid can be even more challenging. Learn what pediatricians want everyone to know.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Geisinger adapts emergency departments to better treat kids

By preparing hospitals to specifically handle pediatric needs, the volume of children in emergency departments has grown by 25% across Geisinger. 

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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What doctors wish patients knew about child obesity

Nearly 15 million kids in the U.S. have obesity. Stanley Spinner, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, shares what parents ought to keep in mind.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish patients knew about ADHD in children

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects focus, impulse control. Jonathan Shook, MD, a pediatrician at Hattiesburg Clinic, shares more.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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How prior authorization hurts the nation’s littlest patients

Pediatric care is not immune from insurers’ time-wasting, care-delaying tactic—even in the emergency department.

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