Meta-analysis supports Institute of Medicine’s vaccine safety findings
1. There is strong evidence that the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine is not linked to autism but that it is linked...
Most children excluded from daycare for illness seek acute medical care
1. In a survey assessing healthcare-seeking behavior, it was found that among parents with children unable to attend childcare due...
Targeting Children’s Asthma Care measures reduced asthma readmission rates
1. Quality improvement (QI) initiatives targeting Children’s Asthma Care (CAC) measures reduced hospital readmission rates for asthma by 71% at...
Positive physician experience in the Pediatric AIDS Corps
Image: PD 1. Researchers found that 100% of Pediatric AIDS Corps (PAC) physicians who completed an online survey were happy...
Robust hepatitis B seroprotection in adolescence after immunization in infancy
Image: PD 1. Seroprotection after a challenge dose of hepatitis B (HB) vaccine was observed in 92% of adolescents (16-19...
AAP concerns about High-Deductible Health Plans
Image: PD 1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that the government consider restricting high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to...
Trivalent influenza vaccine effective in children under age 2
Image: PD 1. Trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) was found to be 85.5% effective in children aged 6 months to 2...
Diabetic ketoacidosis prevalent at diagnosis of diabetes in youth
Image: PD 1. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis remains common among pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus type 1, with an...
Child activity levels correlate with mothers’ activity levels
Image: PD 1. Mother and child activity levels were positively correlated across all levels of activity, including sedentary, light physical...
Seasonal increase in primary care visits for asthma
Image: PD 1. In this retrospective analysis of a population of Israeli children, a 2-fold increase in asthma exacerbations was...