Pediatrics
From the Journals
Common newborn hearing test promising for early detection of autism
The findings of a new study further reinforce that autism, in many cases, has a sensorial and auditory aspect to it, according to the lead author...
Commentary
Should our patients really go home for the holidays?
Risks to warn patients of include high-risk status, risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and how to mitigate it, and mode of transportation.
Feature
United States adds nearly 74,000 more children with COVID-19
New weekly high in pediatric cases seen for the second consecutive week.
Conference Coverage
Food insecurity called urgent issue you must address
One in three Black children and one in four Latino children are experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News
COVID-19: U.S. sets new weekly high in children
“Heightened wave of infections” brings nearly 200,000 more child cases in October.
From the Journals
Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19
In a sample of Chinese American parents and children, reports of racial discrimination during the pandemic were common.
Conference Coverage
ODC1 gene linked to newly described neurodevelopmental disorder
A previously undescribed neurometabolic disease has been linked to a gain-of-function mutation of the ODC1 gene.
Conference Coverage
Ataluren delays disease milestones in patients with nonsense mutation DMD
Patients who received ataluren in addition to standard of care were 2.2 years older when they lost ambulation, compared with patients receiving...
Conference Coverage
Newer DMTs are more effective than injectable DMTs in pediatric MS
A retrospective study suggests that the safety and tolerability of newer disease-modifying therapies are the same in children as in adults.
Conference Coverage
Study supports halting antiseizure medications after neonatal seizures
A registry study found that halting antiseizure medications after acute symptomatic neonatal seizures had similar outcomes to maintenance therapy...
Conference Coverage
Evaluating the impact of new pediatric brain tumor classifications
Additional molecular subtypes of childhood brain tumors will have far-reaching implications for diagnosis and management.