Mental Health

Days after winning the White House, President-elect Donald J. Trump declared during a TV interview that he would try to keep in place parts of the Affordable Care Act guaranteeing coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions and allowing children to remain on their parents’ health care plans until age 26 years — comments that seemed at odds with his persistent campaign pledge to “repeal and replace” President Barack Obama’s signature health care law.

Days after winning the White House, President-elect Donald J. Trump declared during a TV interview that he would try to keep in place parts of the Affordable Care Act guaranteeing coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions and allowing children to remain on their parents’ health care plans until age 26 years — comments that seemed at odds with his persistent campaign pledge to “repeal and replace” President Barack Obama’s signature health care law.

Pediatricians should be wary of higher blood lead levels in children in at-risk populations, particularly those who have eaten paint, spent time outside the U.S., used imported products or have developmental delays or sickle cell disease, according to recent study findings.

Recent findings suggest that the association between childhood victimization and later cognition is noncausal, contrary to conventional interpretations.

ParentCorps, a family-centered, school-based behavioral and academic intervention program for preschoolers, reduced the risk for mental health problems and improved academic performance in low-income minority children, according to recently published findings.

SAN FRANCISCO — Children and adolescents who present to the ED with mental health diagnoses were more likely to be transferred to another hospital than admitted if they had Medicaid or no insurance, according to findings presented at the 2016 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.

SAN FRANCISCO — Parents and health care providers should work together to construct a Family Media Use Plan for children aged 5 to 18 years that considers the child’s health, temperament and developmental stage, according to an AAP policy statement published in conjunction with the 2016 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.

SAN FRANCISCO — Parents are encouraged to limit digital media use among children aged 2 to 5 years to 1 hour per day until evidence for benefit of use is demonstrated, according to a policy statement released by the AAP’s Council on Communications and Media.

Physical and mental health problems were significantly more common among children placed in foster care compared with children living in an array of household arrangements.

Exposure to steroids in utero in extremely premature infants may decrease the risk for certain birth defects and neurodevelopmental outcomes, study data show.