Practice Management News

On Dec. 14, the CDC issued an urgent warning calling for health care providers to increase vaccination coverage for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

Zonulin levels rise significantly in children in the months preceding a diagnosis of celiac disease autoimmunity, suggesting it could be used as a biomarker to screen at-risk children for celiac disease, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 5th year, its effect on children continues to be widely studied. We compiled a list of stories about pediatric COVID-19 that we reported over the course of the past year.

The FDA continues to investigate the cause of elevated levels of lead in packaged cinnamon applesauce pouches made by three brands sold in the United States, which may have been an intentional act of contamination, the agency said.

Pediatric rheumatology fellowship programs filled just 61.5% of available slots for 2024 in the National Resident Matching Program, while nearly all adult program slots were filled, according to the American College of Rheumatology.

Adolescents fell asleep an average of 11 minutes later each night for every hour they used a screen device to communicate with friends during the day, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

The rate of e-cigarette use increased more than fivefold among adolescents in late pregnancy from 2016 to 2021, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Most firearms used in unintentional firearm deaths among children in the United States are stored loaded and unlocked, and deaths most often occur when a shooter is playing with or showing a firearm to someone else, CDC data show.

The incidence of hospital-associated respiratory virus infections was higher among pediatric patients compared with adult patients, according to a study of patients at University of Michigan hospitals.

A hospital in California increased testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea among high-risk adolescents by nearly fivefold in its pediatric ED by implementing several interventions, including preselected order panels for physicians and nurses.