Pediatrics News

A recently published CDC study painted a detailed picture of mental health and suicide risk among high schoolers in the United States.

Sending young children from low-income households to free summer day camps could help reduce gains in BMI during summer break, according to a randomized clinical trial in JAMA Pediatrics.

Necessary changes within the health care system will only arise when workers are allowed more time and space personally and professionally, with ChatGPT the method by which this transformation can occur, according to Robert Pearl, MD.

BOSTON — Lower levels of urinary club cell 16 were associated with childhood asthma, with potentially stronger associations between these lower levels and atopic childhood asthma, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

A cognitive model of PTSD best predicted PTSD, complex PTSD, depression and anxiety among youth who experienced a single-event trauma, according to research published in Psychological Medicine.

Infant mortality rose 7%, and infant deaths with congenital anomalies increased 10% in the year following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

High school students with poor mental health were more likely to skip breakfast every day than peers who did not report poor mental health symptoms, according to a study published in MMWR.

LOS ANGELES — Interim data from a phase 2 clinical trial of the Jynneos mpox vaccine showed that it is safe and generates an antibody response in adolescents that is similar to the response seen in adults, researchers reported.

The FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application for a once-daily, extended-release therapeutic to treat cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy aged 7 years and older, according to the manufacturer.

Highly caffeinated drinks can pose serious cardiovascular risks to children and adolescents, yet unlike soda, they are not subjected to caffeine content limits or labeling requirements in the United States.