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,...
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...
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Richard Trumka Jr, commissioner at the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), commented on plans to ban or enforce regulations on gas stoves....
A recent NIH study published in the Lancet Planetary Health found that increased air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter and oxidizing gases, are associated with a higher frequency of pediatric...
The CDC FluView is the weekly reporting system for the United States influenza surveillance report. The most recent report was published on November 28, 2022, with updates for week 46, ending November...
RSV — short for a respiratory syncytial virus — is a respiratory virus common in pediatric patients. According to the CDC, the virus is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia...
Last week, healthcare providers and hospitals received an official health advisory from the CDC warning them about an influx of severe pediatric respiratory illnesses leading to hospitalization. The...
According to the CDC, as of August 18, 2022, New York state had 2,744 reported cases of monkeypox, making it the state with the highest rate of infections. As the monkeypox public health crisis has...
A recent publication found that adolescents' physical activity decreased by 17 minutes during the covid-19 pandemic. Previous studies have already noted a general reduction in physical activity and...
