Medical experts opposed law which threatens women’s access to abortion in the second trimester Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2015.  The Center for Reproductive Rights has filed a new lawsuit in state court today challenging a Kansas law banning the most commonly used method of ending a pregnancy in the second trimester—a law[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2015. Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among teens, and accounts for more than 4,300 deaths annually among people under age 21. In a study, “Youth Drinking in the United States: Relationships With Alcohol Policies and Adult Drinking,” published in the July 2015 Pediatrics[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2015. In the U.S., roughly 45 percent of children are born into poor or low-income families, and children’s health suffers when basic needs such as food, housing and utilities are not met. A new approach to health care for low-income families of newborns that addresses[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2015. Physicians are highly influential in parental vaccine decision making, but sometimes feel unprepared in addressing parents’ concerns about vaccines. When vaccine hesitancy leads to delaying or refusing vaccines, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases may occur. A July 2015 Pediatrics study, “Physician Communication Training and Parental[Read More…]