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What Parents and Teens Need to Know About Testicular Pain

Author/s: Maria Isabel Angulo, Geisel R. Collazo, Lindsay A. Thompson

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the symptoms and treatment for testicular torsion in boys.
Keywords/Tags:
Spermatic Cord Torsion male child

What Do I Need to Know About the Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccine?

Author/s: Jerard Z. Kneifati-Hayek, Michael A. Incze

What Is the Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccine?
The pneumococcal vaccine protects against infections from a type of bacteria called pneumococcus. Pneumococcus is a common cause of pneumonia (a lung infection), as well as other serious infections. The vaccine prepares your immune system to...

Keywords/Tags:
'Vaccination Infectious diseases Patient Information Pneumococcal Vaccines

Dense Breasts Are Common—Here Is What to Know

Author/s: Hannah S Milch, Joann G Elmore

This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes dense breasts and whether they might lead to higher risk for breast cancer.
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Breast Density

Venomous Snakes and Snakebites

Author/s: Kevin Lieu, MD, Kathy T. LeSaint, MD, Zhanna Livshits, MD

This JAMA Patient Page describes the venomous snakes found in the US as well as snakebite symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Keywords/Tags:
Toxicology jama Patient Information Trauma and Injury Emergency Medicine Snake Bites venom

Understanding and Managing Headaches in Children and Teens

Author/s: Cynthia-Mae M Hunt, Lindsay A Thompson

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page discusses symptoms and treatment of headaches in children and teens.
Keywords/Tags:
headache neurology pediatric

I Am Taking a GLP-1 Weight-Loss Medication-What Should I Know?

Author/s: Farhad Mehrtash, Jody Dushay, JoAnn E Manson

This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes how glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists work and what behaviors to adopt while using them.
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Glucagon-Like Peptide 1

Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens

Author/s: Rachel S Gross, Megan Carmilani, Melissa S Stockwell

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the symptoms of long COVID in children.
Keywords/Tags:
COVID-19 children Long COVID Long COVID Syndrome

What Are Eating Disorders?

This JAMA Patient Page describes the most common types of eating disorders, risk factors for eating disorders, and treatment options.
Keywords/Tags:
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Patient Information jama Patient Information Feeding and Eating Disorders

What Is Interstitial Lung Disease?

Author/s: Amy E. Varghese, MD, Christopher D. Jackson, MD, Julio Lanfranco, MD, MPH

This JAMA Patient Page describes types and causes of interstitial lung disease as well as its diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Keywords/Tags:
pulmonary medicine Patient Information jama Patient Information

Understanding and Managing Headaches in Children and Teens

Author/s: Cynthia-Mae M Hunt, Lindsay A Thompson

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page discusses symptoms and treatment of headaches in children and teens.
Keywords/Tags:
children teens headaches

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