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In the US, prescription and illicit opioids are implicated in the deaths of approximately 500 children and adolescents per yearCredit:...

New research examines the evolution of the firearm epidemic in the US

A related study evaluating child access prevention firearm laws and pediatric firearm fatalities found the passage of negligence laws across...

Impact of prescription drug monitoring programs on pediatric opioid exposures

Opioids represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality for children who have experienced higher intentional and unintentional exposures as...

Clinical utility of rapid whole genome sequencing in neonates with seizures

BALTIMORE - A new study aims to determine the underlying etiology of seizures and help to target therapy, improve control...

New study demonstrates viral family targeted by the immune response to Kawasaki disease

By preparing antibodies from clonally expanded peripheral blood plasmablasts from Kawasaki disease children, antigens of a previously unidentified virus targeted...

In HIE, lower heart rate variability signals stressed newborns

Credit: Children's National BALTIMORE - In newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), lower heart rate variability correlates with autonomic manifestations of...

New AAP research examines US pediatric residents’ experience treating gun injuries

Recent tragic instances of suicide, urban violence and mass shootings have generated renewed concern among pediatricians regarding firearm violenceCredit: Pediatric...

New study measures the impact of text message reminders on HPV vaccine series completion

HPV vaccine is a critical cancer-protecting vaccine; yet only half of adolescents have received their needed dosesCredit: Pediatric Academic Societies...

New study aims to understand opioid fill patterns in children

Prescription opioid misuse results in numerous poor health consequences among children in the US; however, knowledge of recent opioid prescribing...

New research examines barriers to vaccination in immunocompromised children

Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A new study examines the barriers to vaccination of immunocompromised children (ICC). Findings from...

The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years

New analysis by academics from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, predicts the dead may...

Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using strategies to improve HPV vaccination

Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using several strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination,...

Survey of pediatricians and family physicians assesses HPV vaccine delivery practices

Despite a recommendation for routine HPV vaccination of adolescents over 10 years, vaccination series completion rates remain less than 50%...

Large genome-wide association study is first to focus on both child and adult asthma

Most significant genes at key loci are specific to childhood onset of asthma Asthma, a common respiratory disease that causes...

Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer

Credit: Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt The sight of a dog in a therapy vest trotting down a hospital hallway or being petted...

Some children find it harder to understand what strangers are saying

New research by New York University Steinhardt Associate Professor Susannah Levi finds that children with poorer language skills are at...

Gene repair improves memory and seizures in adult autism model

Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. - April 29, 2019 - A new study challenges the presumption that...

Intervention increases healthy behavior among South African adolescents

New research from the University of Pennsylvania found that a specially designed health intervention given to South African youth improved...

No safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy, suggest researchers

Brain connectivity issues found in children who have experienced prenatal alcohol exposure.Credit: Gao Lin and Linda Sommerlade WASHINGTON, D.C., April...

Princeton geoscientists find new fallout from ‘the collision that changed the world’