Practice Management News

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has ruled that there is not enough evidence to advocate for or against primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment before it takes place.

Child firearm deaths continued to rise in 2021 after a “huge spike” in the preceding 2 years, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The CDC launched a new antisepsis program for U.S. hospitals that was modeled after the agency’s “Core Elements” framework for developing antibiotic stewardship programs.

A 3-month-old girl is diagnosed with severe thrush resistant to treatment, along with persistent cutaneous rash, thought to be flaring episodes of candidiasis that never quite clear. What's your diagnosis?

Among individuals aged 18 years or younger, neighborhood-level deprivation did not raise the odds for severe obstructive sleep apnea, according to results published in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology.

A study of more than 30,000 hospitalized children with SARS-CoV-2 infection found that ICU admissions for COVID-19 decreased over the course of the pandemic but ventilatory and oxygen support for the youngest children did not.

Children and adolescents who received social media counseling from trained primary care physicians reported reductions in unsafe social media behaviors and greater communication with parents, a recent study found.

Infants with cystic fibrosis who received care at 47 days old had decreased weight and height-for-age during infancy compared with infants who received care at 10 days old, according to results published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

The AAP published guidance for emergency physicians that addresses best practices for managing pediatric mental and behavioral health emergencies, its first since 2018.

Device overuse and screen time topped a poll of parental concerns about children’s health, followed by concerns about internet safety and mental health, according to results released on Monday.