Pediatrics News

The prevalence of intraventricular hemorrhage among preterm infants has not changed over time, but it occurs later in life than it did 20 to 30 years ago, according to the results of a large study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Nearly 80% of infants born in a California health system were exposed to nirsevimab or the maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccine in 2023-2024, the first season in which they were available, according to study findings.

Short-term apnea is more common among hospitalized preterm infants who receive their 2-month vaccines compared with those who do not, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Pediatrics.

In early December, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, announced that an unknown illness had emerged and had already killed dozens of patients, with hundreds more sick.

The FDA announced a ban on the controversial red dye no. 3, which gives food and drinks a bright, cherry red color and has also been associated with cancer in laboratory rats.

A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania has been linked to nine cases and eight deaths, according to WHO.

Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive disorder, according to the results of two meta-analyses published in Pediatrics.

The FDA has proposed limiting the level of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products like cigars and pipe tobacco to make them “minimally or nonaddictive,” according to a press release from the agency.

Using a novel approach accounting for prescriber preference, researchers found that longer durations of antibiotic therapy was not associated with greater risk of harm or benefit compared to a shorter duration.