Brain Oxygen and EEG Monitors Predict Outcomes in Children With Severe Head Injuries
A new study shows that combining brain oxygen saturation, EEG-derived sedation monitoring, clinical scores and a blood biomarker can predict ...
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Bladder Debris on Ultrasound in Children: A Clue, Not a Diagnosis, for Urinary Tract Infection
A study of more than 9,000 children finds that bladder debris on ultrasound does not improve urinary tract infection diagnosis ...
Digital Health Tools for Children With Respiratory Disease: Evidence Still Falls Short
A new overview of systematic reviews finds that digital health interventions for children with respiratory diseases lack the robust evidence ...
Probiotic strain shortens childhood diarrhea by about 16 hours, but evidence remains shaky
An updated meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials finds that Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 modestly shortens diarrhea duration in children ...
Children of Immigrant Parents in Spain See Specialists, Psychologists and Dentists Far Less Often, National Survey Reveals
A matched analysis of Spain's 2023 National Health Survey finds that children with immigrant parents use specialists, psychologists, and dentists ...
Pediatricians Reveal Why Menstrual Health Still Gets Pushed Aside in Kids’ Checkups
A qualitative study of 46 pediatric providers across 22 US states reveals why menstrual health remains under-addressed in pediatric care ...
Caring for Children With Cerebral Palsy Takes a Hidden Toll on Caregivers’ Health
A new study finds that primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy report low-to-moderate quality of life, shaped by caregiving ...
Parents Who Ask AI Chatbots for Health Advice May Be More Likely to Vaccinate Their Children
A large Japanese survey study finds that parents who regularly use generative AI for health advice have children with higher ...
Ultrasound Measurements Can Tell Apart Two Dangerous Types of Childhood Intussusception
A new study shows that simple ultrasound measurements, particularly lesion diameter, intussusception length, and the core-to-wall index, can reliably distinguish ...
Stomach Bug in Children Shows Alarming Antibiotic Resistance, Study Finds
A study of 145 Chinese children found that over 80 percent of Helicobacter pylori isolates resisted clarithromycin and metronidazole, while ...
Acne Drug Isotretinoin Linked to Rare Arthritis in Children, Review Finds
A new scoping review finds that isotretinoin, the gold-standard acne drug, is rarely but reproducibly associated with arthritis, especially sacroiliitis, ...
Eye Movement Training at Home Sharpens Children’s Vision Skills, But Balance Gains Remain Elusive
A 24-week home-based eye movement training program improved eye-hand coordination and visual function in Japanese school-aged children, but showed limited ...
Childhood Intussusception Rates Collapsed During COVID Lockdowns—Then Bounced Right Back
A ten-year study at Boston Children's Hospital shows pediatric intussusception fell 65 percent during COVID-19 social distancing and rebounded to ...
Why Medically Complex Children Keep Flooding Emergency Rooms: New Study Reveals Surprising Pattern
A retrospective cohort study of 367 emergency department visits by 53 technology-dependent children found that over a third of visits ...
Hidden Herpesvirus Reactivation Linked to Severe Childhood Colitis Flare-Ups
A Turkish study finds that cytomegalovirus DNA in colon tissue is associated with severe disease activity and corticosteroid resistance in ...
Heart-Lung Bypass Machine Saves Children in Septic Shock After Chemotherapy
A single-center study in BMC Pediatrics reports that all four children with chemotherapy-induced neutropenic septic shock placed on VA ECMO ...
When Tuberculosis Starves the Body Enough to Trap the Gut: A Rare Artery Syndrome Uncovered
A rare case report from Ethiopia describes how tuberculosis-driven malnutrition compressed a teenager's duodenum between two major arteries, and how ...
Rare Capillary Leak Disease in a Child Kept at Bay for Years by Immunoglobulin Therapy
Italian clinicians report the longest documented success of monthly intravenous immunoglobulin prophylaxis in a child with idiopathic systemic capillary leak ...
Children in Intensive Care With Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Landmark Analysis Reveals Who Is Most at Risk
A systematic review of 41 studies covering nearly 3,800 children finds that acid-base and glycemic markers on admission predict cerebral ...
Vulnerable Infants With Chronic Lung Disease Show Unequal Immunization Rates, Study Finds
A multicenter cohort study of 1,185 children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia finds racial and ethnic differences in influenza immunization and links ...
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