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
Psychosocial Issues More Likely in Kids Who Skip Breakfast
(MedPage Today) -- Certain breakfast behaviors were linked with psychosocial health problems in children and teens, a Spanish study found.
Young people between the ages of 4 and 14 who regularly skipped breakfast had a more than three times higher... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 23, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Human Donor Milk in Short Supply at Many Hospitals
(MedPage Today) -- Many U.S. hospitals did not have human donor milk available for infants with very low birth weight (VLBW) who were not receiving enough mother's milk, according to a CDC report.
Among hospitals with level III and IV neonatal... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 22, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Virtual Reality Can Help Get Our Patients Vaccinated
(MedPage Today) -- Whether it is the newly approved COVID-19 vaccines or school-required immunizations, many children receive their mandatory shots over summer vacation. Estimates show that as many as two-thirds of children and one-fourth of adults... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 20, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
U.S. Youth Face Unprecedented Mental Health Challenges, Says Surgeon General
(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. Surgeon General said he is gravely concerned about the "unprecedented" obstacles facing young people -- from climate change and racism, to the "culture of comparison" embraced by social media.
"We think of high school... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Unnecessary Outpatient Antibiotic Use Endangers Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Health professionals know well that overusing antibiotics accelerates the development of drug-resistant bacteria, the so-called superbugs that infect at least 2.8 million Americans and kill more than 35,000 each year. What may... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 18, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Trial Boosts Cosentyx for Juvenile Arthritis
(MedPage Today) -- A 2-year randomized trial demonstrated that secukinumab (Cosentyx) was effective in reducing disease flares in young patients with different forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), researchers said.
Flares occurred in... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 15, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Less Invasive Surfactant Delivery Works for Tiniest Newborns
(MedPage Today) -- For extremely preterm infants with potential respiratory distress syndrome, less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) was associated with a significant decrease in the risk of adverse outcomes, a cohort study found.
There... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 10, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
CDC: More Clots, Kidney Failure in Kids After COVID
(MedPage Today) -- A wide range of symptoms and conditions cropped up in children and adolescents in the year after a COVID-19 infection, though they were seemingly spared from mental and breathing issues, a CDC study reported.
Compared with peers... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 5, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Faust Files: Paul Offit on Vaccines and Long COVID
(MedPage Today) -- In the second part of this two-part conversation, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Paul Offit, MD, discuss the ambiguity of long COVID, the risks of pediatric COVID, and the "human price to pay for knowledge... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 4, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Kids Treated at For-Profit Dialysis Centers Less Likely to Receive Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Children receiving dialysis at a for-profit facility were less likely to be put on the waitlist for -- and ultimately receive -- a kidney transplant, according to a retrospective cohort study.
Among over 13,000 pediatric... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 2, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Disease
(MedPage Today) -- For infants diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), being born to a Black mother was associated with a greater likelihood of death and increased length of hospital stay, a cohort study found.
Despite no difference in... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 1, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
