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
First Drug OK'd for Lupus Nephritis in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of belimumab (Benlysta) to include treatment of pediatric patients with active lupus nephritis, drugmaker GSK announced on Wednesday.
Already approved in adults with lupus nephritis, belimumab's... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 27, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
