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...
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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...
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 Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A...
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 BALTIMORE - Text message reminders...
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 trends in Medicaid-enrolled children are...
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 study will be presented...
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 outnumber the living on Facebook...
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, yet also perceive barriers, according...
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% in the USCredit: Pediatric Academic...
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 wheezing, coughing and shortness of...
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 by a child lying in...
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 a disadvantage when given tasks...
