Socioeconomic Adversity and Weight Gain During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This cohort study uses a natural experimental design to assess the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on weight gain as associated with socioeconomic disadvantage in a diverse population of US youth. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 14, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Patient Factors Associated With Biased Language in Nightly Resident Verbal Handoff
This cross-sectional study uses audio recordings of resident handoff of inpatient general medicine and general pediatrics teams to measure the extent of stigmatizing language and describes associations between patient factors and biased language in handoffs. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 14, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Questionable Safety of Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Children
Crying and regurgitation are among the most common reasons why parents seek medical care for otherwise healthy infants. These normal infant behaviors, which include gastroesophageal reflux (GER), peak by age 3 to 4 months and generally resolve without any intervention by age 12 months. By contrast, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is defined as GER with complications, including esophagitis, faltering growth, and/or aspiration. Children at high risk for GERD include those with medical complexity and serious, underlying chronic health conditions (eg, cerebral palsy) that frequently impair oromotor function and airway p...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 14, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
The Krabbe Conundrum
This Viewpoint explores the conundrum of Krabbe disease and whether it should be added to a newborn screening panel by looking at harms vs benefits. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Overlooked Outcomes in Pediatric Obesity Management
This Viewpoint describes unintended consequences of pediatric obesity treatment plans and the need for evidence balancing potential benefits vs harms of these plans. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Plain Language vs Standard Format for Youth Understanding of COVID-19 Recommendations
This randomized clinical trial evaluates a plain language recommendation format vs a standard language version for understanding COVID-19 health recommendations among youths. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Out-of-Pocket Costs and Payer Types for Buprenorphine Among US Youth Aged 12 to 19 Years
This cross-sectional study examines out-of-pocket costs and payer types for buprenorphine prescriptions filled for youth aged 12 to 19 years at US retail pharmacies. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Plain Language Formatting of Health Advice Messages and Accessibility and Understanding
Research on persuasion and advice utilization has several implications and best practices for constructing health advice messages. In the randomized clinical trial by Stallwood et al, youth participants were given either plain language COVID-19 health recommendations (PLR) or standard language version recommendations (SLV). The primary result of the study showed there were no significant differences in scores on questions testing understanding between the 2 formats, but participants exposed to the PLR format demonstrated slightly higher scores. Results of the study confirm previous research and recommendations for the effe...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
The Krabbe Conundrum Is Really a Newborn Screening Conundrum
In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Bailey argues that “The Krabbe conundrum is a harbinger of a future in which most screening decisions will be difficult and contentious….” We disagree. Krabbe disease is not a harbinger of the future—it is the exemplar of newborn screening (NBS) in the 21st century. The issues Bailey highlights (paucity of har ms data, narrow benefit construct, and the calculus of net benefit) are NBS—not Krabbe—conundrums, and they have surfaced during the review of nearly every condition added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) since its 2010 inception—and before. These conun...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Concerns Regarding Neuroimaging of Asymptomatic Infant Siblings of Children Who Experienced Abuse —Reply
In Reply We appreciate the opportunity to address Anderst and Greeley ’s concerns regarding our consensus recommendations. This reply is written in unanimous agreement with the Delphi panel. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 1, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
JAMA Pediatrics
Vision: JAMA Pediatrics will be the most respected source of information for investigators, providers, and policy makers seeking the highest quality evidence to guide decision-making. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 1, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War —The Role of Health Professionals
In January 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward to 90 seconds before midnight, reflecting the growing risk of nuclear war. In August 2022, the UN Secretary-General Ant ónio Guterres warned that the world is now in “a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War.” The danger has been underlined by growing tensions between many nuclear armed states. As editors of health and medical journals worldwide, we call on health professionals to alert the public and our leaders to this major danger to public health and the e...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 1, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Seeking a Balanced View of Child Protective Services
This Viewpoint discusses the strengths and shortcomings of child protective services, including mandatory reporting policies, with a goal of enhancing its role in ensuring children ’s safety and strengthening families. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - July 31, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Safety and Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Vaccine in Children and Adolescents in India
This phase 2-3 randomized clinical trial evaluates the noninferiority of SII-NVX-CoV2373 in children and adolescents compared with adults and the safety of SII-NVX-CoV2373 compared with placebo. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - July 31, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Pediatric Hospitalizations and ICU Admissions Due to COVID-19 and PIMS-TS in England
This cohort study evaluates risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents in England during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - July 31, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
