Emergency Medicine News

Parental application of nasal antibiotic ointment and use of antiseptic wipes may significantly reduce parent-to-infant transmission of Staphylococcus aureus in the NICU, according to study results published in JAMA.

WHO published a list of 10 global health challenges for the next decade that it said “reflects a deep concern that leaders are failing to invest enough resources in core health priorities and systems.”

During a 2017 wildfire, San Diego hospitals observed an increase in ED visits for breathing problems among children, according to a study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Binge drinking during senior year in high school is a predictor of risky alcohol-related behaviors in early adulthood — like driving while impaired or riding with an impaired driver — according to a study published in Pediatrics.

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Study findings published in JAMA showed no benefit in using fresh red blood cells — cells stored for a maximum of 7 days — over older red blood cells in critically ill pediatric patients receiving transfusion.

Object-related aspiration deaths in U.S. children declined 75% over 50 years, aided in part by policy changes to address choking hazards, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

HOUSTON — Between 2006 to 2015, the number of children aged younger than 3 years who visited the ED for anaphylaxis increased, but the number of subsequent hospitalizations decreased, according to findings presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.

Research focused on firearm-related injuries receives significantly less federal funding compared with other top causes of pediatric and adolescent mortality in the United States, according to study findings published in Health Affairs.

The number of ED admissions related to confirmed adolescent sexual abuse more than doubled from 2010 through 2016 in the United States, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.