Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jun 20, 2021
Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions Jun 16, 2021
Rapid Genetic Testing May Have Spared This Baby From Death Whole-genome sequencing delivered diagnosis in record 13 hours; treated with thiamine Jun 15, 2021
Child Mental Health Crisis Needs Attention, AMA Delegates Say "The pandemic exacerbated a problem we already had and made it a catastrophe" Jun 15, 2021
Persistent Insomnia Since Childhood Linked with Mood, Anxiety Disorders in Adults But no increased risk seen in kids whose insomnia improved over time Jun 13, 2021
TRK Inhibitor Proves Beneficial in Primary CNS Tumors One-year OS rate with larotrectinib was 85% Jun 09, 2021
Fetal Surgery Boosts Survival for Babies With Severe Birth Defect Randomized trial confirms benefit of complex fetal procedure Jun 08, 2021
More Insight on Which Kids Are Most at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Large database helps inform differences in pediatric illness patterns Jun 07, 2021
Secukinumab Shows Promise for Kids With Arthritis More than 90% responded at week 12, study showed Jun 07, 2021
Even Post-COVID Care Centers Are Returning to Normal As pandemic winds down, so does demand for ongoing care Jun 04, 2021
CDC: Worrisome Spike in Younger Teens' COVID Hospitalizations Data through April add urgency to calls for adolescent vaccination Jun 04, 2021
Even Exposure to Passive Smoking Increases Risk of RA Disease onset was earlier in women exposed to smoky rooms during childhood Jun 03, 2021
Novel Aid to Help Diagnose Autism Gets FDA Nod Canvas Dx device may help early diagnoses and intervention in young children Jun 02, 2021
Suicide Continues to Get Sad Before It Gets Sadder Novel research and definitions are essential to reversing bleak trends Jun 02, 2021
What Drives COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Moms? Social pressures, misinformation are at play Jun 02, 2021
Heart Risk With Gender-Affirming Tx; Burden of Thyroid Eye Disease; T1D Care Gaps More notable research from the AACE 2021 virtual meeting Jun 01, 2021
Drug to Delay T1D Gets Tepid Endorsement by FDA Advisors Feelings mixed on safety and efficacy evidence for novel biologic May 28, 2021
Qelbree Hits Shelves; Schizophrenia-Related Cognitive Impairment Breakthrough News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 26, 2021
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Tends to Slip Past Genetic Tests Array-based screens no match for more comprehensive tests May 26, 2021
Family Alleges Profit Motives Played Role in 3-Year-Old's Death Parents charge care delays for child with hydrocephalus were tied to arrangements for star doctor May 25, 2021
Neonatal Seizures: When Should Treatment Stop? Study follows infants with acute seizures to track neurodevelopment May 24, 2021
Vaping Alone May Boost Lung Troubles Study finds wheeze, shortness of breath with e-cigs even after controlling for tobacco or pot use May 18, 2021
Fauci: Vaccines Showing Vigor Against COVID Variants Real-world effectiveness "easily as good, if not better" than trials May 17, 2021
First COVID Vax Authorized for Younger Teens FDA officials argued authorization was necessary to help control pandemic May 10, 2021
Asthma Med Adherence: Do High Insurance Deductibles Make a Difference? Study findings may surprise you May 10, 2021
The Death of One Little Girl Helped Millions A case more than 35 years ago has spurred discoveries ever since May 07, 2021 podcast
Cannabis Vaping Skyrockets in High School Students COVID-19's effect still to be determined May 06, 2021
Teen Social Media Addiction? Consider Race-Based Trauma Composite case offers example on how media diet of racial violence could affect mental health May 06, 2021
Nix Nut-Free Classrooms, New Allergy Guidelines Urge Focus on management, training rather than food bans, international panel says May 05, 2021
Amphetamine Patch Succeeds Among Kids With ADHD Investigational patch worn for 9 hours on the hip May 03, 2021
Are Birth Center Deliveries as Safe as Hospitals? Risk of neonatal seizures and death may be increased outside hospital settings May 02, 2021
Topical JAK Inhibitor Shows Promise in Vitiligo Half of patients had 90% improvement after 2 years of treatment Apr 30, 2021
Low Radiation Possible During Cardiac Cath in Children NYC center reports encouraging results with ALARA radiation protocol Apr 30, 2021
Involuntary Psychiatric Holds in Kids: The Known Unknowns Literature review turns up factors associated with youth psych admissions, and knowledge gaps Apr 30, 2021
Did Vaping THC 'Wax' for 5 Days Cause This Teen Girl's Seizure? Evidence for the effect of THC on seizure threshold is conflicting, clinicians say Apr 29, 2021
The Latest Anti-Vax Myth: 'Vaccine Shedding' Miami school cited it as the reason for rejecting vaccinated teachers Apr 29, 2021
Healthy Lifestyle May Mitigate Heart Risks for Young Cancer Survivors Literature reviews find particularly persistent cardiovascular complications in these patients Apr 28, 2021
Big Win in Psoriasis for Dual IL-17A/17F Inhibitor Significant differences in clearance with bimekizumab vs secukinumab at all time points Apr 23, 2021
