BACKGROUND: Practitioner communication is one of the most important influences and predictors of HPV vaccination uptake. The objective of this study was to conduct a latent class analysis characterizing pediatric practitioner HPV recommendation patterns METHODS: Pediatric practiti...

Low-value health care is pervasive in the United States, and clinicians need to be trained to be stewards of health care resources. Despite a mandate by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to educate trainee physicians on cost awareness, only 10% of pediatric r...

The Gender & Sexuality Development Clinic (GSDC) was founded in January 2014 and with our exciting growth over the last few years we are pleased to share with you our third Annual Update. The clinic team provides medical care and psychosocial support for gender non-conforming a...

OBJECTIVE: This pilot study describes the adaptation of a parenting group intervention for social media, and examines the feasibility, acceptability and initial outcomes of the adapted intervention for mothers with postpartum depression symptoms. BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression ...

Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea have been rising steadily in recent years, with adolescents and young adults experiencing the highest rates. A relatively simple treatment can cure most patients of chlamydia and gonorrhea, but treating an infected patient is not always enough to ke...

BACKGROUND: Childhood sexual abuse is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. All victims should receive a timely comprehensive medical exam. Currently there is a critical shortage of child abuse pediatricians who can complete the comprehensive child sexual abuse examination. Te...

Given policymakers' self-understanding as technocratic believers in" what works," attempts to identify and interrogate the normative dimensions of public policy-both ends and means- are always welcome. And Mortimer, McKeown, and Singh (2018) are right that early intervention polici...

OBJECTIVES: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends postpartum depression (PPD) screening. It is unknown if pediatricians are effective in linking mothers to mental health services. The objectives of the current study are to determine: 1) mental health care utilization among ...

PolicyLab responded to a notice of proposed rulemaking from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that would make changes to the standards for determining whether a person who is a legal immigrant or seeking to legally immigrate to the U.S. should be considered a “public charge....

BACKGROUND: Obesity is recognized as a barrier to receiving women's preventive health services, including cervical and breast cancer screening. Little is known about whether obesity is associated with a lower incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, another important pr...