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...
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...
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...
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - Despite the increasing trends in uptake, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage is far behind other infant vaccines in...
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A new study found that personal gun access was associated with depression, suicidal ideation and perceiving school as unsafe,...
In the US, prescription and illicit opioids are implicated in the deaths of approximately 500 children and adolescents per yearCredit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE -...
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...
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...
BALTIMORE - A new study aims to determine the underlying etiology of seizures and help to target therapy, improve control of seizures, and potentially reduce...
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...
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...
Recent tragic instances of suicide, urban violence and mass shootings have generated renewed concern among pediatricians regarding firearm violenceCredit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A...
HPV vaccine is a critical cancer-protecting vaccine; yet only half of adolescents have received their needed dosesCredit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - Text message reminders...
Prescription opioid misuse results in numerous poor health consequences among children in the US; however, knowledge of recent opioid prescribing trends in Medicaid-enrolled children are...
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A new study examines the barriers to vaccination of immunocompromised children (ICC). Findings from the study will be presented...
