All articles tagged: Pediatrics

Newborn babies have one of three pioneer bacteria in their gut shortly after birth, one of which could be used to develop new personalized infant therapeutic probiotics, researchers show.

Girls with mental illness and neurodevelopmental conditions have lower uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, according to a study published in the September issue of The Lancet Public Health.Kejia Hu, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study to examine the

Just 5.9% of American middle and high school students now vape, a big drop from the 7.7% who did so a year ago, new government data shows.Put another way, about 1.6 million youth now say they used e-cigarettes at least once over the past month, compared to 2.1 million in 2023.Among those who say they vape, 23.6% said they do it on a dai

There are significant errors in recording racial data in children’s electronic medical records (EMRs) across health systems, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in JAMA Network Open.Gary L. Freed, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined the error rate of racial and ethnic attribution

The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to make more of the medication as a shortage of the critical drugs continues.Following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July, the DE

Some physicians are struggling to predict whether parents are interested in them administering the updated COVID-19 vaccine to their children.

Children who transitioned from normal weight to overweight had a higher risk for atopic dermatitis, while those who lost weight appeared to reduce their risk for skin problems.

Adolescent Meniere disease (MD) has a higher pure-tone average threshold, lower speech discrimination score, and lower otoacoustic emission pass rates than recurrent vertigo of childhood (RVC), according to a study published in the August issue of Laryngoscope: Investigative Otolaryngology.Xiaofei Li, M.D., Ph.D., from Shandong Unive

This back to school season, the American Heart Association and the National Football League (NFL), in collaboration with its 32 NFL clubs, are offering students exciting ways to move more with NFL PLAY 60. Physical activity is vital for youth health and well-being, especially as students return to school. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 2018 Physical Activity Guideli

First-generation antihistamines are associated with a higher seizure risk in young children, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Network Open.Ju Hee Kim, M.D., from the Kyung Hee University Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues evaluated associations between prescriptions of first-generation anti

The association of prenatal ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 LCPUFA) with the risk for childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) varies based on the maternal cyclooxygenase-1 (COX1) genotype, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Dermatology.Liang Chen, from Herlev and Gentofte Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, an

First-generation antihistamines are associated with a higher seizure risk in young children, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Network Open.

Injury-related mortality rates, including firearm-related deaths, among children and adolescents increased in almost every state between 2018 and 2022, according to findings from the University of Michigan.

More than 5 billion people globally do not consume enough iodine, vitamin E, and calcium, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in The Lancet Global Health.Simone Passarelli, Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues estimated micronutrient intake using a novel approach accounting for t

Despite what we've been led to believe, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, negatively impacts youth sleep, a University of Otago study has found.

Leaders at three Michigan hospitals aiming to address equity issues for pediatric patients wanted to start with inspecting data key to identifying potential inequities.

Minnesota health officials are urging families to stay up to date on measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines as more unvaccinated children in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area are getting ill from a measles outbreak.

There is substantial variability in how professionals conceptualize and assess dyslexia, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Annals of Dyslexia.Johny Daniel, Ph.D., Ed.D., from Durham University in the United Kingdom, and colleagues explored practices of dyslexia identification in the United Kingdom based on a survey o

Retailers will now be required to check the IDs of anyone buying cigarettes who is younger than 30 years of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The final rule, which wil

According to a study by researchers at the University of Oulu, child mortality in Finland dropped by 50% between 2005 and 2020.

Puberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing estrogen and testosterone. In the clinic, they're called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa).

The early years of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with minor, mostly positive changes in youth mental health overall, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in JAMA Network Open.Courtney K. Blackwell, Ph.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues investigated within-c

Greater television viewing in young adulthood is associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Jason M. Nagata, M.D., from the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues examined the relationship between l

Patients with post-COVID-19 mRNA vaccination myocarditis show a lower frequency of cardiovascular complications than those with conventional myocarditis or post-COVID-19 myocarditis at 18 months, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Laura Semenzato, from the French Natio

Girls with mental illness or neurodevelopmental conditions are less likely than their peers to be vaccinated with the HPV vaccine that protects against future cervical cancer. This is according to a new registry study by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Lancet Public Health. The paper is titled "The role of mental illness and neurodevelopmental conditions in human papillomavirus va

The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar's Head deli meats has risen to nine, with six more fatalities reported Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Deaths have now occurred in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.Cases of bacterial illness tied to the recall

Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer.

Intermittent and continuous energy restriction are equally effective in reducing BMI in adolescents with obesity.

The World Health Organization's office for Europe on Thursday decried a decline in condom use by adolescents in recent years, warning of risks of infection and unplanned pregnancies in countries from Canada to central Asia.

Hudson Institute researchers are lifting the lid on a treatment promising the benefits of stem cells but none of the drawbacks, offering potential to reduce the lifelong impacts of perinatal lung and brain injuries. The findings are published in the journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine.

The United States has a shortage of pediatric subspecialists (doctors who treat children with complex medical conditions), and the availability and distribution of these medical professionals may be inadequate to meet the health needs of children.

Treatment of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in early childhood is associated with slowed development of academic readiness, which predicts distal academic outcomes in reading and math, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Melanie R. Somekh, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children's

Almost half of American parents surveyed say they face "overwhelming" levels of stress on a daily basis, and in an advisory issued on Wednesday U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called parental stres

Physicians who adopt team-based documentation, defined as use of coauthored documentation with another clinical team member, experience increased visit volume and reduced documentation time, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Nate C. Apathy, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland School of Public He

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Insulet Omnipod 5 insulin delivery system for patients with type 2 diabetes. It is the first such system for use by people with the more prevalent form of the disease.The FDA first signed off on the system, which automatically adjusts insulin delivery as needed, for type 1 diabetes i

Early childhood obesity may increase the risk for pediatric immune-mediated skin diseases, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.Seong Rae Kim, M.D., from the Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea, and colleagues examined associations between body mass inde

For children born preterm, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) has acceptable sensitivity and specificity, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.Taralee Hamner, Ph.D., from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues used

Children who are exposed to aid at an early age are at a lower risk of suffering from chronic malnutrition. The most notable effects come from broad initiatives that impact household income, rather than targeted interventions focused on child and maternal health.

As an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread.“The mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries can be controlled, and can be stopped,” WHO Director-General <a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/team/t/tedros-adhanom-gh

Heat-related mortality rates increased from 1999 to 2023 in the United States, according to a research letter published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Jeffrey T. Howard, Ph.D., from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and colleagues examined trends in heat-related mortality rates in the U.S. popula

In 2023, vaccination coverage for adolescents with all routine vaccines was similar to coverage in 2022, according to research published in the Aug. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Cassandra Pingali, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues analyzed data from t

In a technical report published online Aug. 26 in Pediatrics, a standardized approach is presented for the use of guideline-concordant phototherapy for the management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn infants.Vinod K. Bhutani, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues reviewed relevant literature

In a technical report published online Aug. 26 in Pediatrics, a standardized approach is presented for the use of guideline-concordant phototherapy for the management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn infants.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped millions of Americans navigate the health challenges of the pandemic, is recovering at home after being hospitalized for a West Nile infection.Fauci should make a full recovery, a spokesperson told the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity due to security concerns.In a <a href="https://x.com

As a summer surge in COVID cases begins to ebb and Americans brace themselves for yet another wave of infections this winter, more free COVID tests will soon be available to all, federal health officials announced Friday.Starting in late September, every U.S. household can order up to four nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, accor

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC), located in the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex, handles these functions.

A new clinical report provides recommendations on oral health as an indicator of child abuse and neglect.

One of Britain's biggest mobile network operators said on Sunday it will warn parents they should not give smartphones to children under the age of 11.

It's been called "an ancient art and a modern miracle" for good reason. Feeding a newborn with mother's milk has been around for a long, long time. And the more scientists learn about this traditional way of feeding babies, the more divinely inspired it appears to be.

The government's recent decision to opt out of the Australia-New Zealand joint infant formula standard is a step in the wrong direction for child health policy.

The prevalence of diabetes increased in the United States from 2012 to 2022, according to a research letter published online July 18 in&nbsp;Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.Sulakshan Neupane, from the University of Georgia in Athens, and colleagues examined recent national trends and disparities in self-reported diabetes prevalence amo

Exposure to tobacco on television or streaming platforms differs by key sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Henry K. Onyeaka, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined the prevalence and factors associated with exposure to tob

Approximately 37 percent of Americans have tried one or more of this year's viral sleep trends, including "bed rotting," according to the results of a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).Sleep experts say t

Low-grade systemic inflammation across childhood and adolescence is associated with the subsequent onset of mental health disorders, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in JAMA Psychiatry.Edward R. Palmer, M.B.B.S., from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined trajectories of inflammation, a

Maternal cigarette smoking before or during pregnancy increases the risk for severe neonatal morbidity (SNM), according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the&nbsp;Journal of Epidemiology &amp; Community Health.Lili Yang, Ph.D., from the Cheeloo College of Medicine at Shandong University in Jinan, China, and colleagues examined the

Button batteries power numerous commonly used devices in the home. A study examining injuries from button battery ingestion found that a combination of the young age of the child, button battery size and delayed diagnosis creates a "perfect storm" that increases the chance of severe injuries and death.

Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can be identified using an index of symptoms, which differs for school-aged children and adolescents, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Rachel S. Gross, M.D., from the NYU G

Updated shots to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.This year's approval for the updated mRNA vaccines comes much sooner than happened in 2023, when fall vaccines were authorized on Sept. 1

Pregnant people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) tend to be younger at first delivery, have fewer live births, and have higher rates of physical and mental health conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Lindsay Shea, Dr.P.H., from Drexel University in Philadelphia, and colle

Genetic subtype, aneuploidy patterns, and genomic alterations are associated with the risk for relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Ti-Cheng Chang, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and colleagues

High levels of fluoride in drinking water may dim the intelligence of children, a new U.S. government report shows.Based on an analysis of published research, the potentially controversial report marks the first time a federal agency has determined the

High levels of fluoride in drinking water may dim the intelligence of children, a new U.S. government report shows.

Inflammation of the abdominal cavity in human fetuses resulting from a perforation of their intestine is likely to be caused by proteins contained in the fetal stool. This is the result of a Kobe University study that established a new mouse model allowing research and drug development for a condition that is otherwise difficult to approach.

Most Americans believe artificial intelligence should be used to improve health care, a new national survey reports.However, many are still a little queasy over some of the implications of widespread AI use, the <a href="https://wexnermedical.osu

Childhood maltreatment is associated with later cognitive difficulties, according to a study published in the September issue of&nbsp;The Lancet Psychiatry.Andrea Danese, M.D., Ph.D., from King's College London, and Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D., from the John Jay College City University of New York in New York City, evaluated association

The rates of emergency department (ED) use are high before and after self-inflicted injury among youths, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Samaa Kemal, M.D., M.P.H., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study of ED enc

From 2020 to 2021, life expectancy at birth declined for 39 U.S. states and increased for 11 states, according to the Aug. 21 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues p

Increased activity of the insect-borne Oropouche virus has prompted warnings from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for travelers to South America and the Caribbean.Oropouche virus has caused two deaths and five cases of fetal death or birth defects a

From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the number and rate of births in the United States, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues present highlights from 2023 final birth data on

On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to small turtles.So far, 51 cases of Salmonella have been reported in 21 states. In almost half of cases, the illness has been so severe as to require hospitalization, although no deaths have been reported. Babie

Updated COVID-19 vaccines may receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week.Two sources familiar with the issue told CNN that updated mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer that target the KP.2 variant could be greenlit as early as this week. The news agency said the sources declined to be named because informati

Perceived parental technoference (defined as interruptions in routine social interactions due to technology use) is associated negatively with emerging adolescents' mental health, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Audrey-Ann Deneault, Ph.D., from the Université de Montréal, and colleagues explored

Cumulative adverse childhood experience (ACE) exposure is associated with higher odds of household firearm ownership in adulthood, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Alexander Testa, Ph.D., from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and colleagues used survey data from 1,709 adul

Increases in depressive symptoms in adolescence can persist into young adulthood for people born from 1997 to 2001, with higher rates of depressive symptoms than previous birth cohorts, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Katherine M. Keyes, Ph.D., from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia

A study of children's conversations with their caretakers sheds light on the timeline of the emergence of moral foundation words in the first six years of life in English-speaking children. Moral Foundations theory posits that morality is largely intuitive and underlaid by modular foundations. The original set of five foundations proposed by researchers includes Care/Harm, Fairness/Cheating, Autho

The United Nations warned Monday of a "deepening crisis" of malnutrition in the Middle East and North Africa affecting a third of children.

In a diagnostic study, machine learning (ML) can predict autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Shyam Sundar Rajagopalan, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues developed and validated an ML model for predicting ASD using a minimal set of features fr

From 2017 to 2020, there was no change in U.S. pediatric inpatient psychiatric bed capacity, according to a research letter published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Pediatrics.Anna M. Cushing, M.D., from the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and colleagues characterized geographic variation in pediatric inpatient psychiatric beds in the United S

Racial and ethnic disparities in quality metrics were seen after introduction of a quality improvement (QI) intervention designed to standardize care of febrile infants, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in Pediatrics.Corrie E. McDaniel, D.O., from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, and colleagues co

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that between 2012 and 2021, 922 American children ages 7 to 12 were killed in a pedestrian crash. With road traffic injuries being the leading cause of death among children globally, it is vital to teach young people proper street-crossing skills to ensure they are prepared to safely, and confidently, navigate traffic on foot.

Children born prematurely can be categorized into three distinct neurocognitive profiles, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Child Development.Iris Menu, Ph.D., from NYU Langone Health in New York City, and colleagues applied a latent profile analysis to the National Institutes of Health Toolbox performance of 1,891 health

The forested hills and rolling fields in the state of Odisha are home to some of India's most vulnerable tribal groups, but a new study from researchers of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT shows that when women are empowered, children are less likely to be underweight.

Racial and ethnic disparities in quality metrics were seen after introduction of a quality improvement (QI) intervention designed to standardize care of febrile infants, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in Pediatrics.

Australia's youth sport needs a major overhaul if it is to re-engage those who drop out of sport and encourage effective participation and greater inclusion and diversity, according to Flinders University researchers.

Perdue Foods has recalled over 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets and tenders after consumers complained of finding bits of metal in the products.The recall covers select lots of Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders, Butcher Box Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets and Perdue Simply Smart Organics Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets.No injuries or adverse

For children with recurrent respiratory tract infections (rRTIs), serum antibody levels are not associated with respiratory disease severity, but salivary polyreactive immunoglobulin (Ig)A and Haemophilus influenzae are associated with severity, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the European Respiratory Journal.Mi

Individuals are less likely to have type 1 diabetes if their mother has the condition than if their father is affected, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, being held from Sept. 9 to 13 in Madrid.Lowri A. Allen, M.B.Ch.B., from Cardiff University in the Unite

Utilizing pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) could save almost 700,000 children's lives between the time of their introduction to the year 2030, according to a new modeling study. This would be equivalent to the average number of babies born in the UK each year.

In 2022, the emergency department visit rate was 47 visits per 100 people, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Christopher Cairns, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues used data from the 2022 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced Phase II of its initial efforts to cut dietary salt intake by Americans.U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend that a person consume no

Early-childhood tablet use may contribute to a cycle that is deleterious for emotional regulation, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in&nbsp;JAMA Pediatrics.Caroline Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., from the Université de Sherbrooke in Québec, Canada, and colleagues estimated how child tablet use contributes to expressions of anger and

Getting enough high-quality sleep on a consistent basis is vital for human health and well-being, particularly for children.

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, which provides recommended vaccines at no cost to eligible children, has increased childhood vaccination coverage, but coverage is still lower than among non-VFC-eligible children, according to a "Vital Signs" report published Aug. 13 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, which provides recommended vaccines at no cost to eligible children, has increased childhood vaccination coverage, but coverage is still lower than among non-VFC-eligible children, according to a Vital Signs report published Aug. 13 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity

In a health alert issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency said it has received reports of higher test positivity rates for parvovirus B19 in recent months: The proportion of people with antibodies indicating recent infection, which fell below 3 percent from 2022 to 2024, spiked to 10 percent in June.But child

Pediatric water bead-related emergency department visits are increasing, and they most often involve children younger than 5 years of age, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.Holden J. Joynes, from The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in

Continuous outdoor exposure of at least 15 minutes accompanied with no less than 2,000 lux sunlight intensity is associated with less myopic shift among children, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in JAMA Network Open.Jun Chen, Ph.D., from the Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention and Treatment Center, and colleagues conducted

Most clinicians show positive attitudes toward education in climate change, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Wynne Armand, M.D., from the Center for the Environment and Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues evaluated whether a quality incentive program measure for cli

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found discrepancies between crash reports and hospital data that might paint an incomplete or inaccurate picture of how crashes impact the safety of child passengers. Enhancing the quality of injury data reported in crash reports can aid researchers in assessing the effectiveness of

Cesarean section recipients are usually given prophylactic antibiotics just before the procedure to prevent later infections at the surgical site. But there have been concerns about whether these antibiotics may have a negative impact on newborns and their microbiomes if the drugs travel through the umbilical cord and reach the baby before the cord is cut.

As schools are getting ready for students to return, it's important for parents to think about their children's back-to-school vaccination checklist.

Only one third of pediatric patients were correctly triaged at emergency departments (EDs) in a Northern California healthcare system.

There is a significant association between hospitalized patients returning home and an increased risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among their family members, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.Aaron C. Miller, Ph.D., from the Universi

A seven-session program that teaches skills to prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a largely indigenous population shows promise for preventing ACEs, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Pediatrics.Katie M. Edwards, Ph.D., from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, and colleagues randomly assigned 124 families

Depression symptoms during adolescence are associated with higher levels of depression symptoms and perceived stress in early adulthood, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Lamprini Psychogiou, Ph.D., from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined whether depression sympt

A tailored, interactive text message intervention can increase self-reported nicotine vaping cessation rates among adolescents, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Medical Association.Amanda L. Graham, Ph.D., from the Truth Initiative in Washington, D.C., and colleagues evaluated the effecti

A seven-session program that teaches skills to prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a largely Indigenous population shows promise for preventing ACEs, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Pediatrics.

Supporting teammates following mistakes, being able to manage emotions under pressure and a willingness to adapt following feedback have been identified as key characteristics of resilience in youth soccer players, a study has found.

A study of baby and toddler foods on supermarket shelves across Australia has revealed a staggering number of unregulated claims that mislead parents into thinking these often sugar-loaded products are healthy.

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found more than an estimated 8,000 visits to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) associated with water beads from 2007 through 2022, and the number of these visits increased rapidly by more than 130% from 2021 to 2022.

It's been a sweltering summer for much of the United States, and a new poll finds many people can recognize the signs of heat sickness if it strikes them or someone else.However, many more don’t know crucial information that could help them during a heatwave, such as the location of cooling centers where they can seek relief from the pounding h

Pump use is associated with longer breastfeeding duration, with the lowest risk for breastfeeding cessation seen for non-Hispanic Black and Native American pump users, according to a study published online July 13 in The Journal of Pediatrics.Deanne Nardella, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagu

Pregnancies exposed to buprenorphine combined with naloxone have similar or more favorable neonatal and maternal outcomes as those exposed to buprenorphine alone, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Loreen Straub, M.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical Sch

For children with cerebral palsy (CP), a single injection of botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) into the calf muscles does not affect the gross energy cost of walking, according to a study published online July 26 in Developmental Medicine &amp; Child Neurology.Siri Merete Brændvik, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology i

For patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), dupilumab maintains its clinical effectiveness up to five years and is discontinued by 23.8 percent of patients, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in JAMA Dermatology.Celeste M. Boesjes, M.D., from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, and colleagues examined clini

When states require insurers to cover mental and behavioral health, children get better access to care, according to a UC San Francisco-led study of nearly 30,000 U.S. caregivers.

The recent Olympics are inspiring another generation of young athletes.

Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among children and adolescents increased by 23 percent globally from 1990 to 2018, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in&nbsp;The BMJ.Laura Lara-Castor, Ph.D., from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston, and colleagues quantified global intak

Childhood vaccinations continue to provide substantial health and economic benefits, according to research published in the Aug. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Noting that the U.S. Vaccines for Children (VFC) program has covered the cost of vaccines for children whose

More babies are dying before their first birthday, with those in deprived areas, the North of England and Black and Asian ethnic groups the worst affected, according to new analysis.

In findings that offer compelling evidence of the power of childhood vaccines, a new government report shows the routine shots have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among Americans born in the past 30 years.

In 2023, there was a provisional total of 3,090,582 deaths in the United States, according to research published in the Aug. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Farid B. Ahmad, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues

Trauma-causing fall injuries at the United States-Mexico border are common, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in&nbsp;Trauma Surgery &amp; Acute Care Open.Sarah Lagan, from the University of California San Diego Health Sciences in La Jolla, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed data from patients admitted to an academic, l

The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar's Head deli meats has risen to three, with nine more cases of the bacterial illness reported in the outbreak, an update issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.The total case cou

Contexts of screen use beyond screen time limits should be considered in making recommendations for young children, according to a review published online Aug. 5 in&nbsp;JAMA Pediatrics.Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, Ph.D., from the School of Education at the University of Wollongong in Australia, and colleagues conducted a systematic literat

Sexual- and gender-minority (SGM) students report a higher prevalence of binge drinking than their peers, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in&nbsp;Pediatrics.Meg D. Bishop, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland in College Park, and colleagues used data from 925,744 secondary school students participating in the California

ChatGPT is not accurate as a diagnostic tool, but does offer some medical educational benefits, according to a study published online July 31 in&nbsp;PLOS ONE.Ali Hadi, from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues investigated ChatGPT’s diagnostic accuracy and utili

U.S. doctors should be on the lookout for a more severe strain of mpox that is spreading widely in parts of Africa, federal health officials warned Wednesday.The&nbsp;alert,&nbsp;issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, came just hours after the World Health Org

For pregnancies at high risk for early-onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), intravenous nipocalimab can delay or prevent fetal anemia or intrauterine transfusions, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.Kenneth J. Moise Jr., M.D., from Dell Medical School at the U

School reopening following COVID-19 disruptions was associated with an increase in acute psychiatric emergencies, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Chiara Davico, M.D., from University of Turin in Italy, and colleagues assessed whether varying degrees of school interruption were associated with cha

An artificial intelligence (AI) model has strong performance for accurately identifying myopia, strabismus, and ptosis using mobile photographs, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in JAMA Network Open.Qin Shu, M.D., from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and colleagues developed an AI model to identify myopia

For pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a pharmacogenomics-based 10 single nucleotide polymorphism cytarabine (Ara-C) score (ACS10) can be used to tailor induction regimens, yielding improved outcomes, according to a study published online July 30 in Clinical Cancer Research.Noting that low ACS10 has been shown to be

Pediatric heart transplant (HT) wait-list mortality has declined, but the 2016 pediatric HT allocation policy revisions do not appear to be the reason, according to a study published in the Aug. 13 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Alyssa Power, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alt

In an historic move, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday banned the use of a pesticide that can harm fetuses.Known as dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal), the weedkiller is used on a variety of crops, including broccoli, onions, kale, Brussels sprouts and cabbage.However, when a pregnant woman is exposed to th

A blood test can help predict which preterm babies will go onto develop chronic lung disease, allowing for earlier diagnosis and more targeted treatments, according to a new study.

When they enroll their children in a sports activity, parents hope to see them develop skills to make them stronger and smarter. In sport, youngsters must successfully follow rules, hold back on their wants and needs, and learn to behave. Through contact with peers and supportive coaches, they learn to persist and thrive in the face of difficulty.

Up to 10% of newborns are born with ankyloglossia, a condition more commonly known as tongue-tie. The most common symptom for infants is difficulty with breastfeeding or bottlefeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics is raising concerns about the increasing use of surgeries, using scissors or lasers, to treat infants with tongue-tie, when research suggests these surgical treatments may not be n

U.S. adults lost trust in physicians and hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online July 31 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Roy H. Perlis, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined how trust in physicians and hospitals changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis incl

There's a hint of good news for parents concerned about teen mental health: After 57% of U.S. teen girls surveyed in 2021 said they felt "persistent sadness," that number declined somewhat by 2023, to 53%, new government data show.In the latest biennial poll of over 20,000 high school students nationwide, called the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/

City-level excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with lower body mass index (BMI) among youths, according to a study published online July 31 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Deborah Rohm Young, Ph.D., from Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena, and colleagues examined whether city-level excise taxes on SS

The risk for progression to type 1 diabetes (T1D) is significantly higher in antibody-positive males compared with females, with age differences in risk trajectories, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, being held from Sept. 9 to 13 in Madrid.Erin L. Templema

City-level excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with lower body mass index (BMI) among youths, according to a study published online July 31 in JAMA Network Open.

Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey finds more people are once again without health insurance.More than 8% of Americans did not have health coverage during the first few months of 2024, according to findings

Children with medical complexity (CMC) often have neurodevelopmental and mental health diagnoses, which are associated with increased health care utilization, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Pediatrics.JoAnna K. Leyenaar, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N

Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence of its dangers continue to mount.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued <a href="https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-warns-consumers-not-use-optimized-plant-mediated-solutions-opms-black-liquid-kratom?utm_medium=email&a

There were significant increases in the number of Asian American and Pacific Islander youths who died by suicide between 1999 and 2021, according to a research letter published online July 25 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Brian TaeHyuk Keum, Ph.D., from Boston College, and colleagues examined suicide rates among Asian American or Pacific Isl

Stringent state-level COVID-19 restrictions were associated with substantial decreases in pandemic mortality, according to a study published online July 26 in JAMA Health Forum.Christopher J. Ruhm, Ph.D., from the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, examined how state rest

An article published in Gastro Hep Advances by a team of Yale researchers and led by Lauren Smith, MD, hospital resident, finds parental milk and donor human milk support intestinal health and epithelial growth and differentiation, while formula specifically inhibits certain growth factors and prevents differentiation.

Among a large group of U.S. mothers who breast fed between 2016 and 2021, breast pump use was associated with 21 additional weeks of breastfeeding on average, according to a new study from researchers at Yale School of Medicine.

Disparities in timely wait-listing among pediatric kidney transplant candidates expose some patients to greater harms from dialysis, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in&nbsp;Pediatrics.Lindsey M. Maclay, from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, and colleagues assessed dispari

Between 2001-2007 and 2008-2022, there was a significant increase in the suicide rate among U.S. preteens, according to a research letter published online July 30 in JAMA Network Open.Donna A. Ruch, Ph.D., from the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and colleagues examined characteristics and trends in suicide rates of U

Child sex, toilet training practices, drinking caffeine before bed, and stressful events are predictors of nocturnal enuresis in children, according to a study published online June 9 in Frontiers in Pediatrics.

Child sex, toilet training practices, drinking caffeine before bed, and stressful events are predictors of nocturnal enuresis in children, according to a study published online June 9 in Frontiers in Pediatrics.Nega Tezera Assimamaw, from the University of Gondar in Ethiopia, and colleagues conducted a community-based, cross-sectiona

Infants born to mothers with obesity have an increased risk for sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), according to a study published online July 29 in JAMA Pediatrics.Darren Tanner, Ph.D., from the AI for Good Research Lab at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, and colleagues examined whether maternal obesity is a risk fac

About 40 percent of youth suicide decedents have a documented mental health diagnosis, according to a study published online July 30 in JAMA Network Open.Sofia Chaudhary, M.D., from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the association of documented mental health diagnosis with sociodemographic c

Wearing a surgical mask in public spaces is associated with a reduced risk for self-reported symptoms consistent with a respiratory infection, according to a study published online July 24 in The BMJ.Runar Barstad Solberg, Ph.D., from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo, and colleagues conducted a pragmatic randomized su

Teenagers' needs for independence and privacy increase dramatically during adolescence. Today, many parents struggle with concerns about their teens' screen time and digital safety, and for good reason. There is widespread opinion that technology and social media use is harmful for young people.

University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participate in positive parenting programs.

A recall of Boars Head deli meats has been broadened to include an additional 7 million pounds of products because they may also be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, U.S. officials announced Tuesday.The <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/boars-head-provisions-co--expands-recall-ready-eat-meat-and-poult

Racial and ethnic disparities persist in postoperative mortality among children, according to a study published online July 29 in Pediatrics.Olubukola O. Nafiu, M.D., from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and colleagues conducted a population-based study involving 673,677 children from U.S. hospitals undergoing interme

Measures of familial loss experienced from childhood to adulthood are associated with biological aging, according to a study published online July 29 in JAMA Network Open.Allison E. Aiello, Ph.D., from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues examined the associations of losing a paren

Overall, 16.2 percent of opioid-naive youths undergoing a surgical procedure filled an initial opioid prescription one to 14 days before surgery, according to a study published online July 5 in JAMA Network Open.Tori N. Sutherland, M.D., M.P.H., from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues characterized changes in preop

Overground robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) using a wearable robot improves gross motor function and gait pattern in children with cerebral palsy (CP), according to a study published online July 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ja Young Choi, M.D., Ph.D., from Chungnam National University Hospital in Daejeon, Korea, and colleagues examined t

Overground robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) using a wearable robot improves gross motor function and gait pattern in children with cerebral palsy (CP), according to a study published online July 22 in JAMA Network Open.

Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).Poultry companies would be expected to keep salmonella levels below specific thresholds under the new rules and test for six strains of the bacterium that are strongly tied to illness -- thr

Apart from literacy and numeracy, some of the most important skills children learn in their primary school years are throwing and catching. These are considered "fundamental movement skills" because they underpin other, more complicated physical activities.

Elementary school interventions may be more effective for abdominal adiposity when started early, according to a study published in the Aug. 6 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Gloria Santos-Beneit, Ph.D., from the Foundation for Science, Health and Education in Barcelona, Spain, and colleagues examined the effe

In a new clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and published online July 29 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for the identification and management of ankyloglossia in infants.Jennifer Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., from Advocate Aurora Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and colleagues address identification and m

With five months still to go, the number of U.S. measles cases reported so far this year already triple that of all the cases seen in the country last year, federal health officials report.A total of 188 cases have been confirmed in 26 states and Washington, D.C., new data releas

The excitement of a new school year unfolds each year when families flood the superstore aisles to buy classroom supplies, tape after-school schedules on the fridge and organize carpools with friends.

Tongue-tie—a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding—may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said Monday.

There are considerable disparities in the rate of unintentional firearms mortality across the 50 U.S. states and District of Columbia, with the highest rates clustered in the Southeast, according to a study published online June 29 in Injury Prevention.David C. Schwebel, Ph.D., from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, quantified un

Wildfires raging across the western parts of the United States and Canada are prompting air quality alerts and evacuation orders.Smoke and haze have filled the skies in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington, and several other western states: As of Wednesday, there were 79 large, active wildfires that have burned over 1.4 million acres across t

Boar's Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria."The company is also recalling additional deli meat products that were produced on the same line and on the same day as the liverwurst and, therefore, may be adulterated with

There are widespread brain structural alterations apparent in conduct disorders, mostly in surface area, according to a study published in the August issue of The Lancet Psychiatry.Yidian Gao, Ph.D., from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined brain structural correlates of conduct disorders among th

Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) often face significant disruptions in their education due to extended hospitalizations. A recent study published online in Disability and Rehabilitation on July 1, 2024, by a multidisciplinary team of Kessler Foundation and Children Specialized Hospital researchers, highlights critical areas needing attention to ensure smoother school re-entries for

An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning.In a health alert&nbsp;issued Thursday, the U

U.S adolescents reported declines in medical use and nonmedical use (NMU) of prescription stimulants, opioids, and benzodiazepines from 2009 to 2022, according to a research letter published online July 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Sean Esteban McCabe, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan School of Nursing i

There was a 3 percent increase in infant deaths reported in the United States from 2021 to 2022, according to the July 24 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.Danielle M. Ely, Ph.D., and Anne K. Driscoll, Ph.D., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Ma

There was a 3% increase in infant deaths reported in the United States from 2021 to 2022, according to the July 24 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.

Childhood exposure to air pollution is associated with adult bronchitic symptoms, according to a study published online June 25 in the&nbsp;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Erika Garcia, Ph.D., M.P.H., from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and colleagues evaluated associations between childho

A childhood diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) may increase risk of later psychiatric conditions, according to a study published online July 17 in&nbsp;Nature Mental Health.Tomáš Formánek, from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and colleagues used Czech national register data to identify children (aged ≤14 years) with

For girls and young women with sickle cell disease (SCD), exposure to hydroxyurea does not reduce ovarian reserve, according to a study published online July 18 in Blood Advances.Tamara Diesch-Furlanetto, Ph.D., from the University of Basel Children's Hospital in Switzerland, and colleagues counted follicles and categorized them based

The number of electric scooter and bicycle injuries increased significant from 2017 to 2022, according to a study published online July 23 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Adrian N. Fernandez, M.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues characterized micromobility injury trends in the United States, including de