Breast Milk Enema Helps Preterm Infants Pass Meconium Infants also moved to enteral feeding faster, randomized Chinese trial showed Apr 22, 2024
New Consensus Recs for Oral Immunotherapy in Food Allergies Allergist Zahida Maskatia, MD, shares how the guidelines will change practice Apr 17, 2024
CDC: COVID Vax Not Linked to Sudden Deaths in Young Adults Mortality from vaccine-related myocarditis not supported by Oregon death records Apr 11, 2024
Dramatic Rise in U.S. Measles Cases Threatens Elimination Status, CDC Says Seven outbreaks have occurred already in the first quarter of 2024 Apr 11, 2024
New WIC Rules Include More Money for Fruits, Veggies, and Expand Food Choices Update did not add peanut products to foods allowed, a request by top allergists Apr 09, 2024
Lung Function Improvements Tied to Better Asthma Control in Children "Yet another motivator for therapies to maximize lung function" Apr 03, 2024 video
Published Data Show Why GSK Bailed on Its Maternal RSV Vaccine Solid efficacy for protecting infants from serious RSV marred by 37% higher risk of preterm birth Mar 13, 2024
Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Mar 11, 2024
Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye' Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death Mar 08, 2024
CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants But effectiveness over a full RSV season expected to be lower, researchers caution Mar 08, 2024
Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development Mar 01, 2024
Drug Slashes Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods Benefits with omalizumab shown for patients with nut, milk, egg, and wheat allergies Feb 26, 2024
Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure Feb 23, 2024
Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants Didn't Impact Neurodevelopment MINVI trial follow-up shows comparable neurodevelopment with early cord clamping Feb 14, 2024
Genome Sequencing Identified Variants in Fetal Structural Anomalies Researcher touts identification of "high percentage of genetic disorders" Feb 14, 2024
New Treatment for NASH; Human Milk for Preterm Infants Also in TTHealthWatch: managing gout with uric acid levels Feb 10, 2024 podcast
Does the QoL Impact of Food Allergies Affect Girls, Women More? Female patients and caregivers report worse QoL scores than male counterparts, review finds Feb 08, 2024
More Evidence Maternal COVID Vaccination Safe for Newborns Lower mortality rate, fewer brain lesions in vaccine-exposed neonates, study found Feb 06, 2024
Health Effects of Diabetes Remission; High-Deductible Plans for Cancer Patients Also in TTHealthWatch: USPSTF weighs in on screening for language disorders or delays in kids Feb 03, 2024 podcast
Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deaths A therapy to help babies with hole in heart is still lacking Jan 24, 2024
Maternal Vaccination Lowers Odds of Respiratory Distress in COVID-Exposed Infants Preterm, COVID-exposed infants with respiratory distress had marked inflammatory responses Jan 24, 2024
How Is Our Prefrontal Cortex Faring in this Toxic Era? A less toxic future would be a saner choice Jan 23, 2024
Newborns Better Protected With 3 Doses of Maternal COVID Vaccine And cord anti-S antibody levels were the same for preterm and full-term pregnancies, study shows Jan 19, 2024
Azithromycin at Routine Visits Fails to Prevent Infant Deaths in Africa Effort aimed at reducing the potential for antimicrobial resistance showed no benefit Jan 17, 2024
Are Pediatricians Hesitant About IUDs for Adolescents? An AAP policy had little impact on pediatricians' practices around IUDs, subdermal implants Jan 08, 2024
Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures Dec 26, 2023
USPSTF Draft Calls for Lifestyle Shift -- Not Meds -- for Kids With Obesity Behavioral interventions should be main approach; insufficient data to back pharmacologic therapy Dec 12, 2023
Very Early ART Can Result in Sustained HIV Suppression in Neonates Newborns should be diagnosed "super early" and receive ART in maternity ward, experts say Dec 11, 2023
Giving Oropharyngeal Surfactant at Birth Is No Help to Preemies Increased rates of pneumothorax emerged among newborns treated prophylactically Dec 11, 2023
High Blood Pressure in Babies Linked to Adult Atherosclerosis Is BP screening starting before age 3 years warranted? Dec 04, 2023
Very Young Children in HIV Treatment More Likely to Die PEPFAR data show particularly high risk for infants despite antiretroviral treatment Nov 30, 2023
Giving DHA to Preemies Doesn't Improve Behavioral Outcomes Later On At age 5, kids born at Nov 20, 2023
Three Ways to Protect Infants From RSV This Winter Paul Offit, MD, discusses vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and the importance of breastfeeding Nov 17, 2023 video
We're Failing to Treat Early Psychosis Symptoms in Black Children Early intervention is the best way to avoid dire consequences Nov 14, 2023
Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancy Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 13, 2023
CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
Vape Use May Have Turned a Corner Among High Schoolers Yet just under half of those who tried e-cigs still report using them in national survey Nov 02, 2023
AAP Warns on So-Called Toddler Formulas Beverages are "not nutritionally complete" and not meant for kids with major illness, report says Oct 21, 2023
Should Young Kids Be Screened for High Cholesterol? Pediatric cardiologists and family medicine practitioners don't see eye-to-eye Oct 17, 2023
