Handguns From Home Account for Most Adolescent School Shootings Study of school shootings up to 2016 finds high-powered guns less commonly used by youths Nov 27, 2023
Teen With Severe, Recalcitrant Dermatomyositis Seeks New Option Treatment-resistant juvenile dermatomyositis resolved by targeting elevated interferon-beta Nov 24, 2023
China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kids Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge Nov 24, 2023
Outcry Grows Over Pennsylvania Child Abuse Pediatrics Program Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, has been reassigned as parents weigh legal action Nov 22, 2023
Adaptive Functioning Not Affected in Children of Women With Epilepsy But increasing medication exposure in third trimester tied to a decline in function Nov 22, 2023
Apixaban Prophylaxis Fails to Reduce Clots in Pediatric ALL However, it may benefit children at increased risk of thrombosis Nov 20, 2023
Giving DHA to Preemies Doesn't Improve Behavioral Outcomes Later On At age 5, kids born at Nov 20, 2023
Nudging Parents Plus Auditing Providers Increased HPV Vaccine Uptake in Tweens Interventions worked best in combination, according to cluster randomized trial Nov 20, 2023
Infertility Linked With Small Autism Risk Association may be mediated by some adverse pregnancy factors Nov 20, 2023
Wondering Which Specialty to Choose? Consider This Pediatric specialists are in high demand, and the work is immensely satisfying Nov 18, 2023
Impaired Neurodevelopment in Preemies Screened for Retinopathy: Nature or Nurture? Study highlights role of insurance type/socioeconomic factors in neurodevelopmental outcomes Nov 18, 2023
What to Know About Lead Toxicity and Kids' Applesauce Hospitalization for acute lead toxicity can start at 45 mcg/dL Nov 16, 2023
Here's Why People Think They Developed Food Allergies Survey finds that 13% thought genetics were responsible, 27% blamed eating behaviors Nov 16, 2023
We're Failing to Treat Early Psychosis Symptoms in Black Children Early intervention is the best way to avoid dire consequences Nov 14, 2023
More Investment in Pediatric Readiness Will Save Lives in the ED The situation has improved but more can be done Nov 14, 2023
Benefits of Peanut Allergy Skin Patch for Toddlers Grow After First Year Open-label extension of EPITOPE trial shows increased tolerance at 24 months Nov 13, 2023
Melatonin Use Common Among Kids Nearly 1 in 5 school-age children and preteens used melatonin in the past 30 days Nov 13, 2023
Pregnant Patients With High Autoantibody Levels Need Fetal Heart Monitoring Study should help target frequent testing to those most likely to benefit Nov 10, 2023
Jury Sides With 'Take Care of Maya' Family in Case Against All Children's Hospital Kowalski family awarded $211 million in compensatory damages, $50 million in punitive damages Nov 10, 2023
Home Remedy for COVID; 'Salty' Seizure Scare; Vax Exemptions Hit Record High Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 10, 2023
Umbilical Cord Milking May Be Safe for Very Preterm Babies Trial compared umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping Nov 09, 2023
CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
Foster Care Admission Surged When Abortion Access Fell, Study Shows 20 years of data show increases in foster care admissions in TRAP law states Nov 06, 2023
Fruit Puree Probe Expands; COVID Vaccine Injury Lawsuit; Tuskegee Documents Public Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 06, 2023
What Causes Conjunctivitis? A Panoply of Pathogens, Study Shows Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign Nov 03, 2023
Kidnapping for Abortion; Death by Nitrogen Gas; Gender-Affirming Care Reaches SCOTUS Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 03, 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
Situs Inversus Cases Rise After China Lifts Zero-COVID Policy Experts in the U.S. weigh in on early observations at two Chinese centers Nov 01, 2023
Year in Review: Type 2 Diabetes New approvals, guidance on GLP-1s before surgery, and access issues led the news in 2023 Nov 01, 2023
Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 01, 2023
CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb New recommendations aim to detect HCV earlier, so treatment can promptly begin Oct 31, 2023
Pediatrician Fatally Stabbed; Driver's License Laws and Dementia; Doctors Wary of AI Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 31, 2023
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Risk Linked to Medications in Pregnancy, Infancy Increased risk observed with antibiotic and acid suppressant use Oct 30, 2023
Bone Density Mostly Catches Up After Adolescent Use of Gender-Affirming Hormones Researchers noted an exception in the lumbar spine among people assigned male at birth Oct 30, 2023
Quick Genetic Test Offers Hope for Sick, Undiagnosed Kids, but Few Insurers Cover It Test can "change the trajectory of these children's diseases" Oct 29, 2023
COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids Admission rates and seasonality of common airway infections changed since 2020 Oct 27, 2023
Novel Corticosteroid Approved for Rare Disease Vamorolone gets a nod from FDA for Duchenne muscular dystrophy Oct 27, 2023
Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
Dupilumab Helped Kids With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Achieve Needed Weight Gain The drug also met primary endpoint of reducing peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil counts Oct 26, 2023
CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot Oct 26, 2023