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 ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
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 ...
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 ...
Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage
Tiny robots powered by magnetic fields could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have designed ...
A spoonful of peppermint helps the meal go down
A pilot study at the Medical University of South has found that peppermint oil improved symptoms, including difficulty swallowing and ...
Biological machinery of cell’s ‘executioner’ yields secrets of its control
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital structural biologists have discovered how the ...
