Vaccine Hesitancy: Assessing Challenges and Recommendations
Vaccination hesitancy typically originates from concerns about the safety and efficacy of vaccines...
Pediatrics Newsletter
Medical Fiction: Darko and Toaster Tim – A Dance With the Devil
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
More Screen Time, Less Parental Playtime Increase Toddler’s ASD-Like Symptoms
No increased risk of ASD diagnosis seen, however A study first reported in April suggests that too much screen time combined with too little time playing with parents may contribute the symptoms of autism in toddlers but...
SHEA Updates Guidance for Health Care Staff With Hepatitis, HIV
FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America...
HPV Vaccination Tied to Decrease in Invasive Cervical Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Kids’ Hypertension Usually Normalizes Over Time
But clinicians need to follow children whose BP continues to climb First-time blood pressure (BP) assessment may not be “nuanced” enough for pediatric patients, as those who met initial criteria for hypertension or...
Antenatal Corticosteroids for Maturity of Term or Near Term Fetuses
Respiratory disease syndrome (RDS) is one of the leading causes of early neonatal morbidity and mortality. Prophylactic corticosteroids are known to accelerate lung maturation and reduce the incidence of RDS in singleton preterm...
Nonspecific Immunological Effects of Routine Childhood Immunizations
Various published studies have suggested that several vaccines routinely administered to infants can have unwanted effects on mortality. This study aims to evaluate and characterize nonspecific immunological effects after the...
Body Mass Index, Cortical Thickness, and Executive Function in Children
The number of overweight, obese, and adipose children across the world is increasing. Several studies have suggested the correlation between obesity and deficits in executive function. But little is known about the associations...
Prevalence of Prediabetes Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Prediabetes refers to a condition when your blood pressure levels are significantly high, but not high enough to be called diabetes. People who develop type-2 diabetes usually have prediabetes. In addition, prediabetes is also...
Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Children With In-Utero Zika Virus Exposure
A majority of children born to mothers with Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy do not have an apparent disability at birth. However, if such children are at risk of neurodevelopmental abnormalities or not is not clear....
Association of Pediatric Suicide with County-Level Poverty
Suicide is one of the leading causes of mortality in adolescents aged 10-19 years in the US. The prevalence of suicide is higher among youths in impoverished communities, but no significant association between poverty and...
