Bacteremia in pediatric pneumonia associated with disease severity
1. In this retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data, researchers found that pediatric patients with pneumonia and bacteremia were more...
Activity limitations increase risk for mental health conditions
1. Youth aged 6 to 25 with chronic physical conditions were found to have more than 50% greater risk for...
Decline in pediatric herpes zoster associated with varicella vaccine
1. In a retrospective cohort study, researchers discovered that children vaccinated with the varicella vaccine were significantly less likely to...
Life satisfaction scores similar for healthy and chronically ill children
Children with chronic illness had lower parentally reported general health scores compared to healthy children; however, life satisfaction scores were...
Transgender youth at increased risk for sexual assault with restrictive bathroom policies
1. In this nationwide survey, the majority of transgender or nonbinary youths were significantly more likely to experience sexual assault...
Sex, hemoglobin A1c, psychosocial factors associated with type 1 diabetes-related distress
1. In this prospective cohort study, adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) were noted to be more likely to have...
Exclusive breastfeeding linked to slight decrease in adolescent LDL Cholesterol
1. Exclusive breastfeeding in the first 3 months of life, as opposed to mixed breast and bottle feeding and exclusive...
Parents of children diagnosed with cancer more likely to start psychotropic medications
1. Parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer had significantly increased risk for a first prescription of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and...
Liberal platelet transfusion does not expedite patent ductus arteriosus closure
1. For preterm infants with echocardiographically-confirmed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) within the first 14 days of life, there was no...
Reading print books leads to more parent-child interactions than electronic books
1. Parents made more story-related and fewer device- or medium-related verbalizations when reading with their children on print versus electronic...
