Pediatrics
News
Retinopathy ‘emerging decades earlier’ in kids with type 2 diabetes than in adults
In pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes, diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed in 1 in 14 youth; the risk of retinopathy increased significantly 5...
News
Air pollution may be causing eczema
There are now more than three times as many eczema cases as there were in the 1970s, and it now affects as many as 20% of children and 10% of...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves new formulation of Hyrimoz adalimumab biosimilar
The agency approved a higher-concentration formulation of Hyrimoz for its previous indications, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
News
Like mother, like daughter? Moms pass obesity risk to girls
The mother-daughter relationship for fat mass appears to be established by age 4 years.
Opinion
COVID-19 vaccinations lag in youngest children
As of March 1, 2023, only 8% of children under 2 years and 10.5% of children ages 2-4 years have initiated a COVID vaccine series.
News
Artificial pancreas ‘superior’ in young kids with type 1 diabetes
“Successful use of the closed-loop system ... is an important finding that could affect the approach to initiating and monitoring the use of the...
News
Pandemic hit Black children harder, study shows
Black children died of COVID-related causes 2.7 times more often than White children and were hospitalized 2.2 times more often than White...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: A look back as the fourth year begins
Incidence measures continue to decline after the winter without a tripledemic.
Commentary
Will new guidelines widen the gap in treating childhood obesity?
Those aware of the access barriers to the recommended obesity treatments worry about the consequences that the new guidelines will have in the...
Commentary
Can particles in dairy and beef cause cancer and MS?
Researchers found single-stranded DNA rings that originated in viruses, which they named bovine meat and milk factors, in the intestines of...