Pediatrics
Latest News
USPSTF recommends for the first time that kids 8 and older get screened for anxiety
The task force also drafted recommendations on screening children 12 and older for depression but made no recommendations on screening for suicide...
Latest News
COVID-19 cardiovascular complications in children: AHA statement
The statement details what has been learned about how to treat, manage, and prevent cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19 in...
Latest News
Gaps in follow-up care put kids with asthma at risk of severe recurrence
Dr. Bardach’s group estimated that, for every 30 children who have follow-up visits with a physician, one would avoid a return trip to the ED for...
Latest News
Adolescent overdose deaths nearly doubled in 2020 and spiked again in 2021
Illicit drug use hasn’t changed much among adolescents in the last decade, but the drugs, particularly fentanyl, have become more dangerous,...
News
Study: Physical fitness in children linked with concentration, quality of life
VO2max scores were strongly associated with health-related quality of life.
Latest News
Preterm C-sections, induced deliveries dropped during COVID-19 pandemic
Authors say their findings raise the question of whether some birth interventions by physicians may not be necessary.
News
Children and COVID-19: Decline in new cases may be leveling off
Small uptick in vaccine initiations was the first increase since early February.
Latest News
Study finds social media use negatively affects male and female adolescents at different ages
Specific developmental windows of sensitivity to social media were identified, which were most pronounced at different ages for adolescent males (...
Latest News
Cannabis exposure in pregnancy linked with childhood obesity
“This finding may suggest that fetal exposure to cannabis contributes to higher fasting glucose levels via a direct effect on the pancreatic beta-...
News
Children and COVID: The long goodbye continues
At its peak, the Omicron surge placed the highest burden on older Hispanic children.