Better Weight Outcomes for Kids With Family-Based Approach in Primary Care Program worked better than usual care, but was less effective than expected Jun 13, 2023
High-Dose Vitamin D3 May Be Protective Against Some Childhood Behavioral Problems Infants given 1,200 IUs daily had less risk of internalizing problems by age 7 May 19, 2023
FDA Extends Trikafta Approval to Even Younger Cystic Fibrosis Patients Patients ages 2 to 5 years now eligible for the triple therapy Apr 27, 2023
Fuzzy Future for Red Light Therapy in Myopia Prevention, Despite Positive Trial Reduced incidence of myopia, smaller myopic shifts observed in kids Apr 27, 2023
'Step-Down' Approach to Baby Formula Shows Benefit for Milk Allergy After 1 year with extensively hydrolyzed formula, 48% of babies developed immune tolerance Apr 26, 2023
Babies Born Preterm or Large Have an Increased Risk of Afib in Adulthood Information on adverse birth outcomes may be important in future counseling Apr 24, 2023
Manufacturer's Troponin Reference Values Don't Apply to Kids Different thresholds for myocardial injury suggested for pediatric patients Apr 21, 2023
Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
Longer Family Meals Are Healthier Meals for Kids Just 10 minutes made a significant difference in how much fruits, veggies were eaten Apr 03, 2023
Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorder Supplemental nutrition did not stave off bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants Mar 22, 2023
Sickle Cell Disease Patients Miss Out on Decades of Life What effects might emerging therapies have on real-world survival? Mar 17, 2023
Oral Azithromycin During Labor Fails to Stop Neonatal Sepsis, Death Some secondary benefits seen in West African trial, however Mar 07, 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
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization Feb 17, 2023
Atropine Eye Drops Reduce Nearsightedness Incidence in Kids Whether effect represents a delay or prevention requires further study Feb 14, 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
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
AAP Guidelines: 'Watchful Waiting' No Longer the Right Call for Child Obesity Immediate interventions can ward off worse outcomes later, according to guideline authors Jan 09, 2023
New Guideline: Vaccinations OK With Few Tweaks for Rheum Patients No reason to withhold in vast majority of cases, ACR panel says Jan 05, 2023
Still No Luck With Ivermectin; Parents Dis Vax Mandates; Vraylar OK'd for Depression Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Dec 19, 2022
Higher Brain Cancer Risk After CT Exam in Childhood Study suggests one radiation-induced brain cancer expected per 10,000 persons receiving a head CT Dec 09, 2022
Skin Patch Helped Young Kids With Peanut Allergies More kids had responses, decreased symptom severity, versus those who received placebo Nov 15, 2022
Toddlers With Peanut Allergy Tolerate Oral Immunotherapy PTAH, already approved for those ages 4-17, also attenuated the sensitivity in younger children Nov 14, 2022
COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA's Interim Meeting Sobriety criteria for liver transplant patients also discussed Nov 14, 2022
U.S. Chickenpox Vaccine Program Led to Near Elimination of the Virus Cases decreased by 99% in people under 20 after implementation of the two-dose vaccine Oct 20, 2022
Type 1 Diabetes Outcomes Particularly Bad for Girls Systematic review indicates vast sex differences in youth with type 1 diabetes Sep 23, 2022
Does Poor Air Quality Send More Kids With Autism to the Hospital? South Korean study looked at effects of short-term exposure on ASD-related outcomes Sep 21, 2022
Which Groups of U.S. Teens Are More Likely to Have Poor Vision? Worse subjective, objective outcomes among Black, Mexican-American, low-income adolescents Sep 15, 2022
Does the Picture of HTN Disorders in Children Vary by Age, Preterm Birth? Preliminary findings from an epidemiological study of pediatric hypertension Sep 11, 2022
Taking Two Common Supplements in Pregnancy Reduced Risk of Croup in Kids Fish oil and high-dose vitamin D led to 38% and 40% reduced risks of croup in kids under age 3 Sep 09, 2022
AAP Sets Ground Rules for Preventing Child Abuse in Healthcare Recommendation calls for screening clinicians for child abuse history, teaching boundaries Aug 30, 2022
Oral Supplement for Childhood Myopia: Preliminary Data Promising Modest myopia progression with 7-methylxanthine, a caffeine metabolite Aug 23, 2022
Universal Hip Screening in Babies Associated With Overtreatment Late detection of hip dysplasia and need for surgery not helped by universal screening Aug 18, 2022
Nothing Lasts Forever, Including Infant BCG Vaccine Protection Most efficacy lost by age 5 Aug 11, 2022
Brain Structure, Cognitive Performance Linked With Tobacco Use in Kids Impairments seen through 2 years of follow-up Aug 10, 2022
Newborns of Disabled Mothers Face Birth Risks Smaller babies, more preterm births observed Aug 08, 2022