Newborns of Disabled Mothers Face Birth Risks Smaller babies, more preterm births observed Aug 08, 2022
Experts Warn of Physical, Mental Health Effects of Extreme Heat Children, people with sickle cell disease, and outdoor workers are particularly at risk Aug 05, 2022
CDC: More Clots, Kidney Failure in Kids After COVID Post-COVID symptoms run the gamut for kids and teens Aug 05, 2022
CDC Details Outbreaks of Acute GI Illness Linked to 'Splash Pads' Multiple cases of shigellosis and norovirus identified after kids' visits to Kansas wildlife park Aug 05, 2022
Nurture Over Nature: Environment Plays Greater Role in Teen Psychosis Genetics contributed less with more exposures to environmental risk factors, research suggests Aug 03, 2022
Pneumococcal Vax Slashed Deadly Sickle-Cell Complication in Kids Cumulative ACS reduction of 41% since implementation of 13-valent vaccine, French study finds Aug 02, 2022
Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Disease Infants of Black mothers face more challenges with bronchopulmonary dysplasia Aug 01, 2022
Don't Normalize Patients' Period Cramps Several options are available to help treat associated pain and discomfort Jul 31, 2022
A Child Psychiatrist on Sarah Silverman's 'The Bedwetter' Despite mixed reviews, Suzanne Garfinkle, MD, finds the play to have "reflected life honestly" Jul 30, 2022
Heart Defects Tend to Accompany Penis Abnormality at Birth Prevalence is several times higher among boys with hypospadias, study showed Jul 29, 2022
Normalize Dads Bringing Kids to Doctors' Appointments And having knowledge about their child's health Jul 28, 2022
How Worrisome Are the Cases of Monkeypox in Kids? Pediatric health experts say there's no need for alarm, but "prevention will be key" Jul 27, 2022
Over 40% of Parents Give a Hard No to COVID Vaccines for Babies, Toddlers Parents surveyed a month after mRNA vaccines became available to young age group Jul 26, 2022
Are TikTok Challenges Leading Kids to Eat More Junky Food? Researchers say policies are needed to protect children from harmful marketing on social media Jul 26, 2022
Childhood Obesity Rate Now Exceeds 1 in 5 Kids, Teenagers Troubling trends since 2011 across age, race, and ethnicity Jul 25, 2022
Dear Acne: You've Ruined My Life, I Hate You Personifying acne, scarring provides new insight into psychosocial burden of condition Jul 22, 2022
Kids' Hearing Loss Associated With Common Antibiotics Children and teens with sensorineural hearing loss more often macrolide users Jul 22, 2022
What Comes After Death? Clinicians can help young patients integrate existing belief systems to process grief Jul 13, 2022
Defeat for Erythropoietin in Infant Encephalopathy Tide turns for presumed treatment for neonatal brain dysfunction Jul 13, 2022
Unexplained Acute Hepatitis in Children: More Evidence for Adenovirus 41 Two studies point to a suspiciously high prevalence Jul 13, 2022
Make the Diagnosis: She’s Too Young for Lines on Her Face A 9-year-old girl was brought to the doctor by her mother after noticing a rash that had developed on the girl's face over the past week. Jul 13, 2022
Are Moms and Dads Passing Anxiety on to Their Kids? Study results suggest "vicarious learning," researchers say Jul 13, 2022
Pediatrician Axed for Advocating COVID Vax in Youngest Kids Lisa Gwynn, MD, removed from board of Florida public insurance provider for kids Jul 07, 2022
Bust for Balovaptan in Treatment of Childhood Autism Oral drug no better than placebo at boosting socialization and communication Jul 06, 2022
'Would You Like to Keep This Pregnancy?' I Asked My 13-Year-Old Patient Having a choice can help end cycles of poverty among marginalized teen patients Jun 30, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
FDA Expands Use of Weight-Loss Drug to Adolescents Qsymia now approved for teens with obesity, along with diet and exercise Jun 28, 2022
Perinatal Depression in Both Mom and Dad Not So Uncommon Up to 3% of couples experience concurrent depression before or after birth, meta-analysis finds Jun 27, 2022
Young Men's Myocarditis Risk 5 Times Higher With Moderna vs Pfizer Vax But Canadian study finds that 8-week interval before second dose attenuates some of the risk Jun 24, 2022
Pediatric Guidelines Urge Flat Surface for Sleeping Babies Updated recommendations from AAP follow years of sleeper recalls Jun 23, 2022
Long-Lasting COVID Symptoms Prevalent in Children But for some infected kids, quality-of-life scores were better Jun 22, 2022
Pfizer or Moderna: Which COVID Vaccine Is the Best Bet for Your Toddler? Jeremy Faust, MD, shares pros and cons of both, and urges all parents "to choose vaccination" Jun 22, 2022 video
Obesity More Likely in Teens From Low-Income Families Gaps widened over past 2 decades for low-income, low-education households, NHANES data showed Jun 21, 2022
FDA Allows mRNA COVID Vaccines in Kids 6 Months and Up Vaccines expected to protect against most severe outcomes, says FDA Commissioner Jun 17, 2022
Here Are This Year's Top Children's Hospitals Boston Children's Hospital again leads national rankings Jun 16, 2022
Parents of 4-Year-Old Sue Urologist for 'Unintentional Vasectomy' The child had hernia surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, and left with a cut vas deferens Jun 15, 2022
Med Students Call for Comprehensive Sex Ed in Schools at the AMA Meeting Making families responsible for sex education isn't working, say advocates of proposed policy Jun 13, 2022
