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Children In Foster Care Aren't Getting To See The Doctor
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NPR
Sep 28, 2015
This article highlights a recent policy statement by PolicyLab authors and others in Pediatrics entitled "Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care."
A New Effort Has Doctors Turn Patients Into Donors
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The New York Times
Sep 28, 2015
New research findings from PolicyLab faculty Dr. Jen Walter found that, in survey of more than 400 oncologists at 40 cancer centers, nearly half said they had been taught to identify wealthy patients who might be prospective…
Mental Health Consequences for Children and Teenagers Trafficked in South-East Asia
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BBC World Service
Sep 10, 2015
This podcast highlights findings from a recent study from Dr. Kate Yun that found that children and adolescents in posttrafficking care showed high symptom levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder…
Pennsylvania Foster Kids Prescribed Too Many Psychotropic Drugs
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Mad in America
Sep 10, 2015
This article summarizes a Medscape interview with Dr. David Rubin, Kathleen Noonan, and Meredith Matone about their research of the over-prescription of of psychotropic medication, particularly in foster care.
Expanding Clinical Teams’ Communication Skills When Sharing Care Plans
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Cornerstone
Sep 08, 2015
Dr. Jennifer Walter discusses her upcoming research project which will focus on how the cardiac intensive care unit team at CHOP communicates with one another about the central elements of a good care plan for a patient.
Violence, Self-Harm and Suicide Common Among Trafficked Children: Researchers
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Reuters
Sep 08, 2015
A new article from Dr. Kate Yun found that children and adolescents in posttrafficking care showed high symptom levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, which are strongly associated with…
Quarter of Trafficked Children Have PTSD Symptoms – Study
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The Guardian
Sep 08, 2015
This article discusses a new study from Dr. Kate Yun that found that children and adolescents in posttrafficking care showed high symptom levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. …
Children with Lupus and Diabetes Are Likely to Also Have Depression
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MD Magazine
Sep 01, 2015
Dr. Andrea Knight, Dr. Marsha Gerdes, and Michelle Vickery published findings that investigated differences in risk factors for depression and anxiety for children with lupus (SLE)/mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)…
Children’s Hospitals Are Shifting Away from CT Use to Other Imaging Tools
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CHOP News
Aug 31, 2015
This article highlights research findings from PolicyLab's Dr. Evan Fieldston, among others, which found that children's hospitals are less likely to use imaging tools that use ionizing radiation, and more likely to use tools like MRIs…
Antipsychotic Drugs in Kids
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Medscape
Aug 27, 2015
PolicyLab Co-Directors Dr. David Rubin and Kathleen Noonan, along with Meredith Matone, are interviewed about their research of antipsychotic use among children and adolescents.
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