Why Has This Preteen Had Baldness and Fragile Hair Since Infancy? Trichoscopy helps clinicians identify the cause -- no genetic testing required Oct 30, 2024
IG Live November 1: Healthcare Is on the Ballot Public health and access to care are at stake in the 2024 election Oct 30, 2024
We Can Better Protect Kids From Head Injury in Football Making youth football safer requires a collective effort Oct 29, 2024
Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth Researchers observed dose-response relationship for increasing BMI and long COVID risk Oct 28, 2024
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Linked to Poor Executive Function, Aggression in Kids Associations observed when kids were 5 years old Oct 28, 2024
Pediatric Febrile UTI May Hurt Kidney Function Study also raises question of antibiotic prophylaxis in kids with common congenital anomaly Oct 26, 2024
Upadacitinib Shows Long-Term Benefits in Teens With Atopic Dermatitis EASI-75 was achieved by majority of patients taking 15 mg or 30 mg at 76 weeks Oct 25, 2024
ACIP Votes to 'Harmonize' Dosing and Interval for Meningococcal B Vaccines Bexsero dosing interval to match that of Trumenba Oct 24, 2024
Old-Line Rheum Drugs Lose Luster in JIA Treatment patterns shift as new products come on board Oct 24, 2024
First Cases of New Neurology Syndrome Identified Long non-coding RNA implicated in human disease Oct 23, 2024
New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving The elective allows new parents to spend time with their child while gaining knowledge Oct 23, 2024
Prepregnancy Obesity, Eating Disorders Linked to Mental Health Diagnoses in Kids Largest effect sizes seen for sleep disorders, social functioning and tic disorders Oct 22, 2024
Three Cycles of Chemo Noninferior to Six for Rare Childhood Eye Cancer Three cycles could become the new standard for retinoblastoma, researchers say Oct 21, 2024
Hundreds More Infants Died After Dobbs Ruling Nationwide findings mirror those from research after Texas banned early pregnancy abortion Oct 21, 2024
Sustained Disease Control in Adolescent Myasthenia Gravis With FcRn Blocker Nipocalimab plus standard of care reduced IgG and was well tolerated Oct 19, 2024
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants Oct 19, 2024
Women and Children First -- Or Not A look at the presidential candidates' records on maternal and child health Oct 19, 2024
Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year Oct 19, 2024
Teen Smoking, Other Tobacco Use Dropped to Lowest Level in 25 Years, CDC Reports A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use Oct 18, 2024
Gene Therapy Details Revealed in Duchenne Trial Differences between delandistrogene moxeparvovec and placebo emerge in secondary outcomes Oct 18, 2024
Kids' Neurodevelopment Appears Unharmed by Maternal COVID Infection Study may ease fears about potential neurodevelopmental effects of fetal COVID exposure Oct 17, 2024 video
Chronic Skin Condition Tied to Host of Health Risks for Mother and Child Risks identified in both the peripartum period and long-term Oct 16, 2024
Can Aerosolized Nut Particles on a Plane Really Cause an Allergic Reaction? Researchers look at the myth and the effectiveness of nut bans Oct 16, 2024
Want to Lower Preterm Birth Rates? Spend More on Social Programs Particular benefit seen in Black women Oct 15, 2024
State to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Kids' Psych Hospital Fifty children at the hospital will each receive about $60,000 Oct 15, 2024
Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores Oct 15, 2024
Do Lipid Values in Adolescence Improve CVD Risk Prediction? Including lipids did not prove superior to non-laboratory-based criteria alone, study finds Oct 14, 2024
Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVID Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections Oct 14, 2024
Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease Oct 11, 2024
Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Effective, but Comes With Blood Cancer Risk 10% of patients in trials leading to eli-cel's approval developed MDS or AML Oct 09, 2024
FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease Oct 09, 2024
How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They've Had COVID? Healthcare professionals with children weigh in Oct 09, 2024
Allergists Mostly Optimistic About Prescribing Biologics for Food Allergy However, while promising, biologics are still new and costly, some say Oct 08, 2024
Here's This Year's Crop of Best Children's Hospitals Some changes were implemented to annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report Oct 08, 2024
States Sue TikTok, Claiming It's Addictive and Harms the Mental Health of Children The District of Columbia called the algorithm "dopamine-inducing" Oct 08, 2024
Cannabis Use in Teens, Young Adults Linked to Lower Academic Success Frequency of use and age of onset also implicated in worse outcomes Oct 07, 2024
Can Women Living With HIV Safely Breastfeed? Research on HIV viral landscape in breast milk gives insights for breastfeeding guidelines Oct 07, 2024
Should I Prescribe Liraglutide to a 6-Year-Old Patient With Obesity if FDA Approved? I anticipate benefits outweighing potential risks in only a select few situations Oct 06, 2024
U.S. School-Entry Vaccination Rates Fall as Exemptions Keep Rising The rates help explain worrisome creep in cases of vaccine-preventable diseases, says one expert Oct 03, 2024
