Cochlear Implants Benefit Deaf Children With Developmental Delays Cochlear Implants Benefit Deaf Children With Developmental Delays
Children with early developmental impairment showed greater gains in language and function with cochlear implants than similar children who used hearing aids.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - June 7, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

ADA Scientific Sessions: Tirzepatide and Much More ADA Scientific Sessions: Tirzepatide and Much More
Major meeting topics include full SURMOUNT-1 data, new thinking about type 2 diabetes management, discoveries in type 1 diabetes prevention and treatment, disparities, mental health, and COVID-19.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - June 1, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Baby Formula Shortage Highlights Racial Disparities Baby Formula Shortage Highlights Racial Disparities
The mother of two had been struggling to breastfeed her 1-month-old daughter ever since she was born, when the hospital gave the baby formula first without consulting her on her desire to breastfeed.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 27, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Texas Killings Leave Nation's Doctors Grieving, Seething Texas Killings Leave Nation's Doctors Grieving, Seething
Physicians asking"why again?," demand action after gunman murders 21 in the town of Uvalde.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 25, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Adolescents With Food Allergies Share Common Concerns Adolescents With Food Allergies Share Common Concerns
Adolescents with food allergies have allergy-related beliefs and concerns that involve five themes that may influence how they manage their condition, researchers report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 23, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news

Warning Against Increased Lingual Frenotomy in Infants Warning Against Increased Lingual Frenotomy in Infants
An increase in lingual frenulum surgeries in children after their discharge from maternity clinics has troubled clinicians. Some cite a lack of quality data about the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 23, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Who Is Most Concerned With Self-presentation on Social Media? Who Is Most Concerned With Self-presentation on Social Media?
How self-presentation on social media is influenced by sociodemographic variables, lifestyle, and personality.First Look (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

What We Know About Shuttered Baby Formula Plant What We Know About Shuttered Baby Formula Plant
And even bigger questions remain unanswered, including what caused the contamination and whether U.S. regulators could have alleviated the current formula shortage by stepping in sooner.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 18, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

FDA Authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 Booster for Children Ages 5 to 11 FDA Authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 Booster for Children Ages 5 to 11
"While it has largely been the case that COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children than adults, the Omicron wave has seen more kids getting sick with the disease and being hospitalized."WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 17, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Statins for Kids: When to Pull the Trigger Statins for Kids: When to Pull the Trigger
The Cribsiders hit the highlights of expert recommendations for screening, diagnosis, and management of dyslipidemia in pediatric patients.The Cribsiders (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - May 5, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news

Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize COVID Booster Shots for Ages 5 –11 Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize COVID Booster Shots for Ages 5 –11
"The data right now really support vaccine and boosters in particular to maintain immunity."WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - April 27, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Early Promise for New Agent in Congenital Hyperinsulinism in Kids Early Promise for New Agent in Congenital Hyperinsulinism in Kids
Exendin-(9-39) may offer some children born with this rare disease, which results in excessively low blood glucose, an alternative to near-total pancreatectomy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - April 21, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Antiseizure Medication Appears Safe in Pregnancy Antiseizure Medication Appears Safe in Pregnancy
Use of antiseizure medications while pregnant or breastfeeding is not associated with cognitive harm in children, results from two new studies show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - April 6, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Senate Approves Bill to Ban Crib Bumpers Senate Approves Bill to Ban Crib Bumpers
The Safe Cribs Act, introduced by Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), would prohibit making and distributing bumpers.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - March 28, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Standard of Care in Suicide Prevention in Pediatrics Standard of Care in Suicide Prevention in Pediatrics
An unprecedented collaboration between the AAP, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and National Institute of Mental Health resulted in the development of the Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention.Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - March 17, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news