An NIH-funded study in the Lancet highlighted the importance of newborn screenings for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The study was a longitudinal analysis of 36 years of data from the...
Using quantitative CT and MR spectroscopy, researchers in Radiology linked adolescent sleeve gastrectomy procedures to adverse skeletal effects. After a two-year follow-up, the clinicians determined...
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Tuesday found that pediatric surgery for weight loss is on the rise in the United States. Using data from the Metabolic and...
On May 23, 2023, the United States Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, issued a new advisory on social media use among pediatric populations. Acknowledging the benefits and utility of social media...
Earlier this month, researchers and clinicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Boston Children's Hospital took part in the first in utero cerebrovascular surgery to correct a deadly...
The Trevor Project recently released key findings from its 2023 United States National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ young people, revealing that nearly half of LGBTQ youth in the US have...
On May 1, 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a research article identifying four profiles of psychiatric comorbidities that impact self-harm risk in pediatric patients: low-risk,...
According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, pediatric ingestion rates of illicit substances increased by 25.6% with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional insights determined that the...
A systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open analyzed the association between mental health and reproductive disorders in women. While the researchers could not identify a...
The CDC is monitoring invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) infections after noticing high incidence rates despite other declining respiratory infections. The rising rates are cause for alarm,...
Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) is not nearly as well-known as other infections, the virus impacts many pediatric patients. The CDC notes that 0.5% of babies are born with congenital CMV. Additionally,...
A study published in JAMA Network Open on April 3, 2023, analyzed the effects of family mealtime on pediatric nutrient intake, diet, and eating habits. Researchers determined that increasing the length...
Mental health-related hospitalizations for children increased by 25.8%, according to a recently published retrospective analysis of pediatric hospital discharges between 2009 and 2019. The study also...
A recent article published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry examined how melatonin use impacted the risk of self-harm and unintentional injury in pediatric patients, finding a reduced...
In a study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), researchers determined that an artificial pancreas improved blood glucose control in pediatric...
Data from the National Fatality Review-Case Reporting Systems (NFR-CRS) links opioids to nearly half of pediatric poisoning deaths. That makes opioids the leading cause of poisoning fatalities among...
On March 6, 2023, Andrea Levy, PhD, MBE, and her colleagues published a research letter in JAMA Network Open on parental nonadherence to COVID guidelines. The study’s results alarmed researchers...
A CDC report published in February found that over half of teen girls in the United States felt persistently sad or hopeless as levels of violence and suicidal ideation increased to record highs. Data...
On February 7, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture opened commentary on its proposal for new school nutrition standards. The organization has updated the criteria based on its most recent...
Researchers in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry conducted a Swedish population-based case-control study determining that insufficient or poor sleep may increase the risk of...
