Teen Suicides Jump 29% Over the Past Decade, Report Finds
(MedPage Today) -- Suicides jumped 29% among adolescents ages 15 to 19 over the previous decade, according to a report released Wednesday.
Adolescent suicides rose from 8.4 per 100,000 during the 2012-2014 timeframe to 10.8 deaths per 100,000... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 12, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pathology Labs Making Progress on Removing Race for Kidney Function Estimates
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Pathology labs are beginning to incorporate non-race-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reference values into their testing protocols, several speakers said at the College of American Pathology... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 11, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Treatment for Young Infants With Fever Has Undergone a Rethink
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Recommended treatment for young infants with fever has changed dramatically over the past few years, with a focus on fewer hospitalizations and lumbar punctures, reduced antibiotic use (especially by IV)... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 10, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatricians in the Dark When Muslim Kids Fast During Ramadan
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. – Many pediatricians were in the dark about their Muslim patients observing Ramadan fasting, according to a survey from Michigan.
Fully 64% of Muslim parents surveyed in the state (511 of 801) hadn't told... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 10, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
A Better Asthma Prediction Tool for Preschoolers?
(MedPage Today) -- A simple screening tool based on cough, wheeze, and medication use flagged asthma risk in 3-year-olds with greater accuracy than standard strategies, researchers reported.
The CHILDhood Asthma Risk Tool (CHART) outperformed... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 6, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Postpartum Depressive Mood Linked to Infant Speech Development
(MedPage Today) -- Postpartum depressed mood in mothers appears to be correlated with infant speech perception trajectories, a population-based cohort study showed.
In a sample of 46 mothers, depressed subclinical postpartum mood (mean Edinburgh... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 22, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Gene Therapy for Degenerative Brain Disorder Wins FDA Nod
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel; Skysona), a gene therapy to treat early, active cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) in boys ages 4 to 17 years, drugmaker bluebird bio announced Friday... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Which Groups of U.S. Teens Are More Likely to Have Poor Vision?
(MedPage Today) -- Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in vision outcomes were apparent in adolescents, according to a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Among nearly 3,000 participants... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 15, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Urban Hospital Closing; Spotting Domestic Abuse; White Mulberry Questioned in Death
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St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, a 416-bed hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, will stop offering inpatient, surgical, and emergency room care in November. (Cleveland.com)
The end... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 15, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Our Hands Are Tied: Treating Prediabetes in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Prediabetes is an abnormal state of glucose homeostasis in which blood glucose levels are elevated above the range of normal but are not high enough to be classified as diabetes. A staggering 28% of U.S. youth ages 12 to 19 years... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 14, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Taking Two Common Supplements in Pregnancy Reduced Risk of Croup in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- BARCELONA -- Taking high-dose vitamin D and fish oil during pregnancy reduced the risk of croup in young children, a Danish randomized controlled trial showed.
Among over 600 pregnant women, taking fish oil led to a 38% reduced... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 10, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
We Need a Direct Pediatric Care Physician Network
(MedPage Today) -- The direct care subscription delivery model is rapidly growing. Hint Health, a national leader in the direct care space, identified an increase of patients receiving direct primary care by 241% and an increase of direct primary... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 8, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
AAP Sets Ground Rules for Preventing Child Abuse in Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- Potential healthcare providers should be screened for a history of child abuse issues, according to a guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
In the recommendation on preventing the sexual abuse of children... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 30, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Virtual Closed-Loop System Training Bolsters Time in Range for Kids With T1D
(MedPage Today) -- A virtual educational camp helped kids with type 1 diabetes get the most out of their closed-loop glucose control system, an Italian study showed.
Among 43 children and teens who were using an updated closed-loop system, participation... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 24, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Oral Supplement for Childhood Myopia: Preliminary Data Promising
(MedPage Today) -- Oral intake of 7-methylxanthine (7-MX) was associated with reduced myopia progression and axial elongation in children, according to a retrospective study from Denmark, where the caffeine metabolite is authorized for myopia control... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 24, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
