Increased fetal size in gestational diabetes after week 20 of pregnancy
1. Study findings suggest gestational diabetes is associated with larger fetal size starting at week 20, and that efforts to mitigate associated fetal growth...
Large study describes characteristics of children with COVID-19 in China
1. Children of all ages were susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, with infants and younger children being most at risk for severe and critical illness....
Development and validation of PEN-FAST clinical prediction tool for possible penicillin allergy
1. In patients with reported history of penicillin allergy, a clinical prediction tool based on timing, character, and severity of the reaction accurately predicted...
Foregoing antibiotics in pediatric outpatients with suspected pneumonia may be a safe option
1. In children aged 3 months to 18 years discharged from the emergency department (ED) with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), similar treatment failure rates...
Homeless, runaway youth have high rates of depression, self-injury and suicidal attempts
1. In a recent survey, runaway and homeless youth reported significantly higher rates of depression, self-injury, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts as compared to...
Treatment at lower glucose threshold noninferior to traditional threshold in newborns with asymptomatic hypoglycemia
1. In this randomized noninferiority trial involving newborns with asymptomatic moderate hypoglycemia, initiation of treatment at a lower blood glucose threshold resulted in no...
Characteristics of Mental Health Patients Boarding for Longer than 24 Hours In a Pediatric...
1. Pediatric patients at a tertiary care pediatric emergency department (ED) were generally boarded for more than two days, with only half receiving formal...
A Comparison of Psoriasis Severity in Pediatric Patients Treated With Methotrexate vs Biologic Agents
1. Treatment with biologics in pediatric patients with moderate to severe psoriasis was significantly associated with greater reduction in psoriasis severity than methotrexate, though...
Adolescent obesity and midlife cancer risk
1. Adolescent obesity was significantly associated with cancer incidence in young and mid adulthood, and could be an important intervention target for early cancer...
Short and late sleep associated with adiposity in children
1. Children aged 2 to 6 years with actigraphy scores indicating short sleep duration or late sleep onset exhibited greater increases in body mass...
