Fetus Removed From Brain of 1-Year-Old Girl Intracranial fetus-in-fetu identified in child with motor delay Mar 09, 2023
Oral Azithromycin During Labor Fails to Stop Neonatal Sepsis, Death Some secondary benefits seen in West African trial, however Mar 07, 2023
Study Reassures on Asthma Med Use in Pregnancy and Kids' Neuropsych Risks Use of leukotriene-receptor antagonists not tied to risks of ADHD, autism, Tourette syndrome Mar 07, 2023
A Space for Mystery Elisha Waldman, MD, discusses faith and spirituality in medicine Mar 07, 2023 podcast
The Cost of Yet Another Pediatric Hospital Closure A national trend toward pediatric service consolidation is restricting access to care Mar 07, 2023
Cough Syrup Likely Culprit in Dozens of Child Deaths in Gambia, Says CDC Imported diethylene glycol-containing products resulted in an outbreak of acute kidney injury Mar 02, 2023
Expanding ICD Codes May Aid Rare Disease Patients, Research NCATS explores how best to use diagnostic codes to move field forward Mar 02, 2023
How to Keep Patients Safe During an Adderall Shortage Individualized, harm-reductionist treatment plans are critical Feb 28, 2023
Peanut-Allergic Kids With Other Food Allergies, Eczema See Responses With EPIT Will epicutaneous immunotherapy be a lower-burden alternative to oral immunotherapy? Feb 28, 2023
Evaluating and Treating Children With Long COVID Post-COVID conditions represent a "diagnosis of exclusion" and may be harder to evaluate in kids Feb 27, 2023
Real-World Data Confirm Early Peanut Feeding Benefit for High-Risk Infants But caregivers reported that following the feeding protocol was not always easy Feb 27, 2023
Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents? Starting at age 9 or 10 may have benefit, retrospective study suggests Feb 27, 2023
Sublingual Immunotherapy Appears Viable in Treating Peanut Allergies in Kids 70% achieved clinically significant desensitization in prospective study Feb 24, 2023
Calcium Channel Blocker Preserves Some Beta Cell Function in Early T1D But intensive glucose control didn't preserve pancreatic C-peptide secretion Feb 24, 2023
Children's HIV Deaths in Africa Largely Preventable Half of kids under age 5 not diagnosed before death, CHAMPS study found Feb 22, 2023
Childhood Eczema Rose in Past Two Decades, With Unexplained Racial Divides Black and multiracial children had the greatest increases in eczema Feb 22, 2023
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization Feb 17, 2023
Rare Disease Non-Profit Shows Drug Development Savvy FAST sold a drug candidate to seed other treatment strategies for Angelman syndrome Feb 15, 2023
Atropine Eye Drops Reduce Nearsightedness Incidence in Kids Whether effect represents a delay or prevention requires further study Feb 14, 2023
CDC: 'Alarming' Rise in Violence, Hopelessness Among Teen Girls Report shows teen girls are "engulfed in a growing wave of sadness, violence, and trauma" Feb 13, 2023
Kids' BMIs Dropped After Federal School Lunch Overhaul The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 had a quick impact Feb 13, 2023
Lower Blood Pressure Better in Pregnancy With Diabetes Going even lower on blood pressure appeared to help in a secondary trial analysis Feb 13, 2023
No Negative Neurodevelopmental Issues With Late Exposure to Antenatal Steroids Follow-up to ALPS trial offers reassuring results for late preterm corticosteroids Feb 12, 2023
FDA Warns on Use of Hospira Drug in Kids Due to 'Unsafe' Aluminum Levels Agency cites risk for aluminum toxicity in infants Feb 10, 2023
Kids With High Step Count, Less Screen Time See Lower Obesity Risk But study suggests more steps alone may not be enough to offset effects of higher screen use Feb 09, 2023
CDC: Maternal Tdap Vaccine Reduced Whooping Cough in Newborns Youngest babies had less pertussis following the 2011 recommendation Feb 06, 2023
Group A Strep's Most Sinister Sequelae A recent uptick in pediatric infections should remind us of the pathogen's many guises Feb 03, 2023
Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says Effectiveness shown against both serogroup B and non-serogroup B disease in Spanish children Feb 01, 2023
Childhood Adversity Tied to Race-Related Differences in Brain Development Exposure to trauma linked to lower gray matter volume in key brain regions in Black kids Feb 01, 2023
One Diet Appeared Tops for Short-Term Seizure Control in Pediatric Epilepsy With better tolerability, modified Atkins diet the "sounder option," according to researchers Jan 31, 2023
High School Alcohol Use Can Quickly Escalate Researchers hope findings can help facilitate screening for adolescents at risk Jan 30, 2023
Extended BMI Charts Help Address the Pediatric Obesity Crisis They provide an important tool for screening and managing patients Jan 28, 2023
Better CPR for Non-Shockable Arrest; PICU Transfusions; PTSD After Child's ICU Stay Roundup of news from the 2023 Critical Care Congress Jan 26, 2023
Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygen Randomized trial only applies to toddlers without COVID-19, though Jan 24, 2023
AAP Guidance Details 'Unique and Essential Needs' for Hospitalized Teens First-of-its-kind policy statement says adolescent needs differ from younger inpatients Jan 23, 2023
Change Coming for Bloated Congenital Heart Surgeon Workforce Subspecialty seeks to reinvigorate congenital heart training, early careers Jan 23, 2023
Contrary to Guidelines, 5-ASA Often Prescribed in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Use at diagnosis associated with delays in starting biologics Jan 20, 2023
Gender-Affirming Hormones Boost Mental Health for Transgender Youth Gains seen in appearance congruence paired with drops in depression and anxiety, study showed Jan 18, 2023
Intranasal Saline May Suffice for Some Kids' Sleep-Disordered Breathing Recommendations for surgery halved after 6 weeks of mometasone furoate or saline Jan 17, 2023
Bedside Prognostic Tool Identifies Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy Researchers detail new model with an eye toward early detection, better outcomes Jan 17, 2023
