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STDs are on the rise with syphilis up 12% in a year as more youngsters shun tests in ‘major risk to public health’  Half a million fewer young people are tested for sexually transmitted infections The number of young people being tested for common STD chlamydia has fallen The number of people testing positive for syphilis has

(HealthDay)—A multidisciplinary improvement initiative can reduce overuse of interventions for bronchiolitis, according to a study published online May 11 in Pediatrics. In an effort to reduce overuse of interventions for children with a clinical diagnosis of bronchiolitis, Amy Tyler, M.D., from the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, and colleagues used a multidisciplinary event to initiate