Warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages impact parent decisions
1. Warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increased primary caregiver awareness regarding the adverse health effects and sugar content in...
Adolescent nonmedical prescription drug use is associated with sexual risk behaviors
1. One in 5 high school students reported use of a prescription drug for nonmedical use, though younger students and...
California’s cystic fibrosis newborn screening model is highly effective
1. This 5-year review of California’s 3-step model for newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) demonstrated that it is highly...
AAP recommends close monitoring of foster children by pediatricians
1. Children in foster and kinship care are an exceedingly vulnerable population due to the high rates at which they...
High schoolers use e-cigarettes to vaporize cannabis
1. In this cross-sectional sample of high school students, 1 in 20 reported using electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to vaporize cannabis....
Rudeness negatively impacts medical team performance
1. This randomized controlled study used a simulated training experience in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to demonstrate the...
Physician gaps in maternal infant care counseling
1. In this cross-sectional survey, mothers reported that doctors were the most prevalent source of advice for infant care practices....
Preventative oral health by pediatricians can reduce dental caries
1. This retrospective study of Medicaid-enrolled children found that nearly half had at least 1 decayed, missing, or filled tooth...
In utero opiate exposure associated with failed car seat tolerance
1. This retrospective cohort of 220 full-term, low birth weight infants had a car seat tolerance screening failure incidence of...
Pediatric vesicoureteral reflux, bowel/bladder dysfunction increase recurrent UTI risk
1. This prospective cohort study identified several risk factors for recurrent febrile and symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) in children,...