Pediatrics News

About two-thirds of newborns with sickle cell disease in the United States are born to mothers who live in counties with high or very high levels of social vulnerability, according to research findings published in MMWR.

The NIH has chosen vaccine researcher Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH, to be the new director of the Fogarty International Center.

During the winter holidays, a 12-year-old girl was seen in her primary care clinic with fever, fatigue, cough and sore throat. At that time, she was thought to likely have strep throat, but her rapid strep test was negative.

Although the United States has one of the lowest tuberculosis incidence rates in the world, TB cases increased in the U.S. in 2023 among nearly all demographics, data from an MMWR report showed.

The FDA has updated the label indication for Vemlidy 25 mg for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus with compensated liver disease, expanding the patient population to include children aged 6 years and older who weigh at least 25 kg.

According to published results, industry payment distributions may be skewed by the 0.1% of physicians in each specialty who were paid more than $1 million from 2013 to 2022.

SAN DIEGO — Ruxolitinib cream improved quality of life outcomes, including sleep and itch, in children aged 2 to 11 years with atopic dermatitis, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine caused PTSD and worsened the mental health of adolescents and teens in the region, according to two studies.

A systematic review of hundreds of studies showed that medication has the best chance to improve ADHD outcomes in children and that other treatments have varied effects, according to results published in Pediatrics.

Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency following a spike in cases of dengue.