More Evidence Fuels Debate Over Strep Infections and Tics Group A strep not tied to tics in kids with family history Feb 03, 2022
ED Readiness Key to Kids' Survival After Trauma Visits Study finds 30% lower mortality risk at EDs ranking at the top for pediatric readiness Feb 02, 2022
Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks: Do They Work? Randomized trial found picture warning labels turned parents off Feb 01, 2022
Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: Go for the Pediatric Specialists? Study suggests worse outcomes at adult centers with expertise in other heart surgeries Jan 31, 2022
Extremely Preterm Babies Have Higher Risk of Eye Problems as Adults Study followed participants for 20 years, though attrition was significant Jan 28, 2022
Post-Vax Myocarditis Most Pervasive in High-School Boys Reports of myocarditis remained rare in passive surveillance Jan 25, 2022
Gene Therapy Shows Clinical Benefit in Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Motor development, cognitive function preserved in early-onset patients Jan 24, 2022
Type 1 Diabetes Diagnoses Spiked During the Pandemic Single-center study capturing a full year finds 57% increase in new-onset disease Jan 24, 2022
Do Cash Gifts for Mothers in Poverty Help Kids' Early Brain Activity? Early study results show patterns associated with the development of cognitive skills Jan 24, 2022
Oral Peanut Allergy Tx May Be Even More Effective in Younger Children Earlier oral immunotherapy "ready for immediate real-world implementation," editorialists argue Jan 20, 2022
What Caused RSV to Roar Back During COVID? Multinational study pinpoints the most important drivers of the seasonal illness Jan 19, 2022
Survival Rates Among Extremely Preterm Infants Keep Improving But rehospitalization and neurodevelopmental impairment are common Jan 18, 2022
False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID Jan 15, 2022 podcast
COVID in Kids Under 5 May Look Like Croup, Pediatricians Warn Barking cough may be specific to Omicron Jan 13, 2022
Too Much Focus on Boosters, Says FDA Vaccine Advisor At the hospital level, COVID-19 remains "a disease for the unvaccinated," says Paul Offit, MD Jan 12, 2022 video
Do Celebs Freely Shill Unhealthy Eating on Social Media? Unpaid "influential depictions" may boost unhealthy consumption norms among their followers Jan 12, 2022
Unvaxxed Pediatrician Still Out of Work Despite Hospital's Mandate Drop Judge rules against Indiana doc who cited religious exemption Jan 07, 2022
Moms' Thyroid Hormones Tied to Behaviors in Preschool Boys Study looked at effects of TSH and FT4 levels in pregnancy Jan 06, 2022
Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse? Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife Jan 05, 2022
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Exceeded Expectations, and Supply Since its June approval, the injectable flew off shelves and into short supply Dec 29, 2021
What Conditions Are Sending Kids to the Hospital? Analysis from 2016 showed respiratory problems dominated, but depression was already on the rise Dec 29, 2021
McDonald's Instagram Ads Zero in on Kids in Poorer Countries Study reveals disturbing pattern of social media advertising Dec 26, 2021
The Real Reason Some Newborns Don't Get Screening for Deadly Diseases Why do newborn screening tests vary so much from state to state? Dec 21, 2021
FDA OKs First-in-Class Biologic for Severe Asthma Tezspire is first biologic for this condition with no phenotype or biomarker limitations Dec 20, 2021
'Winter of Severe Illness, Death' for the Unvaccinated, White House Warns Fully vaccinated individuals must still get boosted for optimal protection, says Fauci Dec 17, 2021
Next Up in Drug Shortages: Potassium Chloride Healthcare providers facing a nationwide shortage of the intravenous formulation Dec 17, 2021
Should Electrographic Seizures Be Treated in Neonates? Trial shows inconclusive results -- and an unexpected cognitive finding Dec 17, 2021
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Shadowing a NICU Nurse Practitioner Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on a tour of the neonatal intensive care unit Dec 14, 2021
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Fizzled for Preventing Obesity in Kids Real-world study found only modest benefit for adolescent girls in Mexico Dec 13, 2021
Time Doesn't Heal Parents' Mental Health Wounds From Kids' IBD Dx "I was surprised" by these results, researcher says Dec 10, 2021
Cannabidiol Shows Sustained Benefit in Rare, Severe Forms of Epilepsy Caregivers report improvements in Lennox-Gastaut, Dravet patients Dec 08, 2021
Novel Chemoimmunotherapy Regimen Wows in Pediatric Neuroblastoma "I've never seen anything like this," researcher says of 3-year event-free survival rate Dec 06, 2021
Brain Aging May Be Faster for People With Childhood-Onset Epilepsy Small prospective study follows cohort for 55 years Dec 05, 2021
Genetic Testing Benefits Children With Unexplained Epilepsy Findings can alter treatment, prognosis, overall care Dec 05, 2021
Year in Review: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine development for older adults continued apace, virus roared back in kids Dec 03, 2021
Brain Changes Found in Fetuses of Alcohol-Using Moms Differences seen in two areas when compared with brains of non-drinking mothers Dec 01, 2021
Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare Nov 30, 2021
Fetal Brains Appear Unaffected by Mom's Milder COVID Small MRI study involving pregnant women with mild to moderate infection revealed no problems Nov 30, 2021
