New study aims to better understand Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease is a childhood vasculitis, marked by prolonged fevers and coronary artery inflammation/aneurysms in near one-quarter of those untreated BALTIMORE - A new study...
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Eat, sleep and console tool decreases length of stay and post natal use of opiates
As numbers of opioid exposed newborns have increased throughout the US, many approaches have been used to improve care of these infants. BALTIMORE - A...
New study examines the resurgence of milk sharing
BALTIMORE - A new study examines the history and resurgence of milk sharing. Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies...
Looking for ‘help’ signals in the blood of newborns with HIE
Credit: Children's National BALTIMORE - Measuring a number of biomarkers over time that are produced as the body responds to inflammation and injury may help...
New study aims to improve outcomes for pregnancies impacted by opioid use disorder
Since 2012, birthing hospitals in Massachusetts started to identify and share best practices for pregnancies impacted by Opioid Use Disorder under the umbrella of Neonatal...
New AAP PROS study assesses influenza vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of children
Results from the study underscore the importance for the clinical team to broadly address inaccurate perceptions and promote vaccination even after caregivers agree to the...
New research reviews the state of vaccine safety science
BALTIMORE - A new systematic review provides a succinct summary of the scientific evidence for and/or against causal associations for 47 adverse events following immunization...
HPV vaccine coverage is far behind other infant vaccines in many US states
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - Despite the increasing trends in uptake, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage is far behind other infant vaccines in...
New research examines association between gun access and adolescent health
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A new study found that personal gun access was associated with depression, suicidal ideation and perceiving school as unsafe,...
New study examines geographic differences in fatal pediatric opioid poisonings
In the US, prescription and illicit opioids are implicated in the deaths of approximately 500 children and adolescents per yearCredit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE -...
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 all states has the potential...
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 the availability of opioids has...
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 of seizures, and potentially reduce...
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 by the antibody response to...
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 stress shortly after birth, underscoring...
