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...
New analysis by academics from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, predicts the dead may outnumber the living on Facebook...
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using several strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, yet also perceive barriers, according...
Despite a recommendation for routine HPV vaccination of adolescents over 10 years, vaccination series completion rates remain less than 50% in the USCredit: Pediatric Academic...
Most significant genes at key loci are specific to childhood onset of asthma Asthma, a common respiratory disease that causes wheezing, coughing and shortness of...
Credit: Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt The sight of a dog in a therapy vest trotting down a hospital hallway or being petted by a child lying in...
