AAP highlights pediatricians’ play role in improving oral health
1. As the incidence of dental caries in young children has increased significantly in recent years and pediatricians often see...
Standardized central line care practices reduce bloodstream infections
1. From November 2009 to August 2012, 32 institutions participated in a multicenter collaborative utilizing a standardized central line (CL)...
Maternal verbal interaction more common than paternal during infancy
1. In this prospective study examining audio recordings of full and late-preterm infants, mothers provided more speech exposure to infants...
Socioeconomic status linked to specific infant dietary patterns
1. In a study evaluating dietary patterns in infants at 6 and 12 months of age, socioeconomic factors such as...
Off-hours PICU admissions not linked to increased mortality
1. Off-hours admissions to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) were less likely to be elective, had a higher risk...
Single-family room model improves NICU outcomes
1. Single-family room (SFR) model of care in the NICU improved medical and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants. 2. Increased developmental...
Pediatric renal and thyroid cancer rates increase
1. The overall incidence rate of all cancers in children aged 0 to 19 years remained stable from 2001 to...
Hydroxurea not associated with clinically impaired vaccine response
1. Data analysis from the BABY HUG trial comparing immunologic function in children with sickle cell disease treated with hydroxurea...
Peer-mentored therapy reduces distress in mothers of children with disabilities
1. Mothers attending either peer-mentored mindfulness or positive psychology group practice had significant improvement in distress, dysfunctional parent-child interactions, anxiety,...
Increased risk of hookah use in urban and high socioeconomic adolescents
1. Urban residence, high parental education, and high weekly job incomes (≥ $51) were all associated with increased hookah use...
