Pediatrics News

CHICAGO — For children, consuming more isoflavones from soy foods was associated with better attention and faster information processing, according to the results of a correlational study at the annual NUTRITION meeting.

HHS announced that it will give Moderna around $176 million to accelerate the development of a messenger RNA-based pandemic influenza vaccine amid an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza.

New guidance from the AAP and other groups advises providers to weigh the benefits and risks of performing advanced imaging on children in the ED.

To combat the myriad of stressors in life, taking a break to plug into your inner joy opens the door to increased well-being.

Fatigue partially mediates the relationship between pain interference and physical disability in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

The mortality rate for youths in the United States increased in the last decade compared with peer countries, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Biomarkers in dried blood spot testing may help identify congenital heart disease in newborns, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

After decades of RSV vaccine development, the approvals and recommendations were seen as landmark events in preventive medicine. Uptake was low, however — not unusual for first-year approvals, experts told Healio.

Given the substantial investment to become a practicing physician, it should not be surprising that the most significant asset of most physicians is their ability to practice their profession.

Juvenile arthritis can impact the physical and emotional wellbeing of children in unique ways, manifesting in loneliness and depression, according to the Arthritis Foundation.