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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Childhood Abuse Leaves 'Devastating Impact' on Adults

Sicker, poorer, less educated, and likely to die sooner

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Doc Convicted for Needless Surgeries; COVID Test Racket; Biden's FDA Chief

The past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Oh Snap! When Sex Goes Badly Wrong

Watch for "eggplant sign" and don't make jokes

AAP over a photo of a young girl holding up a toy stethoscope

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Racial Disparity Seen in Child Abuse Reporting

Clinician bias suggested as reason for overdiagnosis in certain groups

AAP over a photo of a young girl holding up a toy stethoscope

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Gun Deaths in Young People: A Poverty Thing?

Association remains after controlling for state-level gun prevalence

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Guns Used Far More Often for Suicide Than Self-Defense

In Seattle area, 44 people shoot themselves fatally for every self-defense killing with a firearm

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>'Out of Control' Child Abuse Docs; Harvard Chair Arrested; $116K Hernia Repair

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Abuse in Many Fibromyalgia Patients' Past

And tied to more severe symptoms

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Child Abuse Pediatricians Face Media Scrutiny

Decade-old subspecialty has had its share of controversy

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Sleepwalking, Cults, and Other Unusual Insanity Defenses

Most defenses involve psychosis or bipolar disorder, but there are interesting exceptions

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Teens Who Self-Harm: More Likely to Hurt Others?

U.K. twin study finds different clinical features in these "dual harmers"

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Trauma May Up Risk for Menopause Symptoms in Older Women

Study argues for awareness of prevalence of traumatic histories in this population

<乌鸦传媒視頻>AHA: Neighborhood Violence Takes Toll on Heart

Studies connect steady diet of violence to early heart disease

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Soft Furniture Doesn't Protect Kids: Study

Sofas and beds may be squishy, but falling from them still causes injury

<乌鸦传媒視頻>AAP: Armed Conflict Is a Pediatric Issue

Group encourages clinicians to address impact on physical and mental health

<乌鸦传媒視頻>States Start to See Non-Fatal Strangulation as Felony

But a few states haven't yet passed laws on it

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Kids' Chronic Pain and Life Challenges Go Hand-in-Hand

Risk factor for poorer school function, as well

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Study: Radiologists Can Shed Light on Domestic Abuse

Imaging evidence can tell of intimate partner abuse, sexual assault

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒視頻 staff

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Shaken Baby Syndrome: Plagued by Denialism?

Diagnosis exists, despite what clinicians may hear in the media

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Teens More Apt to Fight Than Flee

SAN DIEGO -- Teens were more likely to actively respond to aggressive cues than were children or adults, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Gun Control: Docs Told to Speak Up

WASHINGTON -- Physicians need to do a better job at promoting the data that supports stronger gun-control laws, experts here said.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Readers: Who Really Benefits from Spanking?

Although a majority of our readers don't think childhood spanking causes mental illness in adulthood, many of them noted that the topic is more complex than a simple "Yes" and "No" survey.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Vodka, Malt Liquor Most Likely to Buy Trip to Emergency Room

WASHINGTON -- Vodka and malt beverages were the forms of alcohol most likely to have been consumed by patients who wound up at the emergency department, seeking treatment for an injury, according to a small study.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Early Sexual Abuse Linked to Later Psychosis

Children who are sexually abused, particularly if the abuse involves penetration, are at risk for later developing a psychotic disorder, an Australian case-control study found.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>ACG: GI Docs Should Ask About Abuse

SAN ANTONIO -- Gastroenterologists may want to be attuned to signs of possible abuse or trauma among their patients, a researcher suggested here.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Spouse Abuse Increases Risk of Miscarriage

TAMPA -- Women victimized by spousal abuse are at a substantially increased risk of losing at least one pregnancy, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Domestic Violence Signaled by Types of Facial Injuries

PHILADELPHIA -- The pattern of facial trauma may help identify women abused by a spouse or significant other, researchers said.