JAMA Pediatrics has published research on the impact of policy on child health to inform decision-making with scientific evidence. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss policy issues raised by these studies with Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, President and CEO of Academy Health and an Associate Editor at JAMA Pediatrics.

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A new study finds an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adulthood after incident diagnosis of hypertension in childhood. Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD, of the University of Colorado discusses hypertension screening and treatment of children and adolescents with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH.

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A meta-analysis of treatments for autism finds that increasing intervention is not associated with greater improvement in development for young children with autism. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, discuss autism treatments with Geraldine Dawson, PhD, Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development.

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