Pediatrics News

Routine childhood vaccinations prevented more than 1.1 million deaths among children born during the past 30 years in the United States, CDC researchers found.

Receiving daily text messages as part of an e-cigarette cessation intervention led to a larger vaping abstinence rate at 7 months vs. a control treatment in adolescents, according to results published in JAMA.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, MSc, said Wednesday that he will convene an emergency committee to determine if the increasing spread of mpox in Africa represents a public health emergency of international concern.

Meta Pharmaceuticals has received FDA rare pediatric disease designation for its investigational new drug META-001-PH, according to a press release.

With Kim Kardashian speaking out about her son’s experience with vitiligo, Healio Dermatology sat with an expert to discuss the condition in the adult and pediatric populations.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America released updated guidelines on complicated intra-abdominal infections for the first time since 2010.

It may be possible to forecast persistent disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis using C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, according to data published in BMC Rheumatology.

Health care-associated violence in pediatrics often goes unreported and mostly involves people other than the patient, according to findings from two studies published in Pediatrics.

The Federal Trade Commission proposal to ban noncompete clauses for all workers has sent powerful ripples through the health care industry, prompting physicians of all specialties to reevaluate their career trajectories.

Health care providers know of the broad potential AI offers for reducing burnout, but which products are actually available for use can be difficult to ascertain, especially considering electronic health record system compatibility.