How medical schools can improve community health

As a pediatrician at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Flint, Michigan, I perform well-child checks, treat asthma and discuss nutrition with families. I prescribe medicine and arrange follow-up visits.

Do infants expect caregivers to comfort crying babies?

When a baby begins to cry, do you expect its caregiver to soothe it? Most infants do, according to a new study published in Developmental Psychology by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The study ...

Autism linked to 14-year gap in life expectancy

People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States face a 14-year deficit in life expectancy, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Colorado ...

Child cancer groups call for concerted action

It's one of the cruelest ironies in health and medicine. Pediatric sarcomas are among the rarest yet most aggressive forms of childhood cancer and some of the hardest to cure. Whereas many adult cancers are now treatable ...

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