Practice Management News

The risk for bacteremia was low — just over 1% — among children and young adults with sickle cell disease who presented at the emergency department with a fever, according to the results of a large study published in JAMA Network Open.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action programs during admissions processes at colleges and universities, potentially reducing the number of underrepresented students in medical education, experts said.

Protection from the sun, heat and air pollution is important to keeping children healthy while they spend more time outside this summer, the AAP said this week as it announced tips for preventing illnesses related to outdoor activities.

A new clinical report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics can help pediatricians identify intimate partner violence and aid those affected by it, an expert said.

A shorter course of antibiotics may be enough to treat some pediatric UTIs, a study found, although experts encouraged physicians to speak to parents about a potentially increased risk for treatment failure from a shorter course.

Most parents showed a willingness for their child to have mental health screening assessments done in a primary care setting and were generally comfortable with screening topics, a recent study found.

Once-weekly prophylaxis with a high-sustained factor VIII replacement therapy exhibited effective bleed protection for children with severe hemophilia A, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

ORLANDO — Staff at a children’s hospital in Virginia collaborated to go almost a year without a central line-associated bloodstream infection, researchers reported.

Patients with childhood systemic lupus erythematosus who receive care that closely adheres to quality metrics demonstrate better outcomes, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

ORLANDO — A children’s hospital used decolonization protocols to drive down rates of MRSA in three intensive care units by more than 40%, according to data reported at a medical conference.