HJAR Nov/Dec 2024

DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ............................................................................ 27 Hospital Rounds .............................................................................. 48 Ad Index ................................................................................................ 50 FEATURES Child Sexual Abuse: What to Know and How to Help . ............................................................ 8 Liza C. Murray, MD Child Abuse Pediatrician Director of the Section for Children at Risk Arkansas Children’s and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease ............................................ 12 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent WARNING! If you are convicted of molesting a child in Louisiana, the state will now surgically castrate you. Should Arkansas Follow Suit? ............................. 18 Dianne Marie Normand Hartley Chief Editor CORRESPONDENTS Policy ..................................................................................................... 34 ADH Corner ....................................................................................... 36 Medicaid .............................................................................................. 38 Children’s Health ........................................................................... 40 Oncology ............................................................................................. 42 Oral Health ........................................................................................ 44 Nursing ................................................................................................. 46 November / December 2024 I Vol. 11, No. 6 Contents 8 12