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Mom's Multivitamin Use May Cut Comorbid Autism, ID Risk Multivitamin use in pregnancy may lower the risk for co-occurring autism and intellectual disability.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017

Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Hold Steady Vaccination coverage rate data can help public health officers identify programmatic actions that might increase vaccination rates among certain pockets of undervaccinated kindergartners.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017
Alert FDA Clears Ustekinumab (Stelara) for Plaque Psoriasis in Teens For at least two thirds of patients aged 12 to 17 years who were treated with ustekinumab, cleared skin or minimal psoriasis was achieved at week 12 in a phase 3 study.
FDA Approvals, October 16, 2017

Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly Although frail elderly adults make up a small proportion of high-cost Medicare beneficiaries, they account for the greatest proportion of potentially preventable costs, a new study shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
Fewer ACA Ads, Puzzled Public Threaten Sign-ups, KFF Says
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
'Robust Dialogue' Needed About Equity of Women in Healthcare
Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2017
Should Physicians Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Threat?
Medscape Reader Polls, October 18, 2017

Should Doctors Embrace or Reject Alternative Treatments? More consumers are using complementary and alternative treatments, and medical centers are adding nontraditional therapies. Should doctors embrace or reject these treatments?
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 18, 2017
How Much Is Your Practice Worth? Many doctors who have a financial stake in a practice don't know what the practice is worth. That's a mistake, say experts in practice valuation. Here's why, and what a practice valuation involves.
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 17, 2017

High-Dose Vitamin D and URIs in Kids A study compared high-dose and standard-dose vitamin D in the prevention of viral URIs in children.
Medscape Pediatrics, October 16, 2017
A Better Way to Detect Sepsis in Kids in the ED CHOP researchers, led by Dr Fran Balamuth, have developed a sepsis alert system that misses very few children presenting to the ED with septic shock.
CHOP Expert Commentary, October 9, 2017
Stories of Science Gone Wrong: Paul Offit on His New Book Looking back at history, how many scientific inventions end up doing more harm than good? In a new book, Paul Offit, MD, tells readers seven stories about when scientists got things very wrong.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 12, 2017
The Power to Protect: Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Diseases CDC reviews the latest vaccine recommendations for adults, including patients with chronic medical conditions.
CDC Expert Commentary, October 2, 2017
Leading Science Journalist Carl Zimmer on His Genome Dr Eric Topol speaks with science journalist Carl Zimmer about where he gets his ideas, what his genome looks like, and how he got a tapeworm named after him.
Medscape, October 5, 2017
Three Reasons Why…You Should Ask Kids About Screen Time Social media is too important and too risky to not be routinely asking kids about their use.
Medscape Pediatrics, August 31, 2017

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

High-Dose Vitamin D and URIs in Kids A study compared high-dose and standard-dose vitamin D in the prevention of viral URIs in children.
Medscape Pediatrics, October 16, 2017
Patient Prejudice: When Credentials Aren't Enough
Medscape Features Slideshows, October 18, 2017
Nutrition Training for Young Doctors Lacks Bite
Medscape Med Students, October 13, 2017
There Is No Medical Response to Nuclear War
Medscape Internal Medicine, October 12, 2017