Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using strategies to improve HPV vaccination

IMAGE: The PAS Meeting is the leading event for academic pediatrics and child health research. For more information, please visit www.pas-meeting.org…. view more  BALTIMORE – Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using several strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, yet also perceive barriers, according to a national American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office…

Nationwide study suggests obesity as an independent risk factor for anxiety and depression in young people

Obesity is linked with an increased risk of developing anxiety and depression in children and adolescents, independent of traditional risk factors such as parental psychiatric illness and socioeconomic status, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, UK (28 April-1 May). The nationwide study comparing over 12,000…

New study measures the impact of text message reminders on HPV vaccine series completion

IMAGE: The PAS Meeting is the leading event for academic pediatrics and child health research. view more  BALTIMORE – Text message reminders led to timely HPV vaccine series completion across a low-income, urban, minority population, according to a new study. Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting, taking…