Pediatrics News

The “We Can Do This” COVID-19 public education campaign by HHS resulted in an additional 55.9 million COVID-19 vaccines administered in the United States, saving tens of thousands of lives, research showed.

TORONTO — An online training module that instructed clinicians to assess vaccination status and use strong language to recommend vaccines helped increased influenza vaccine uptake at 12 obstetrics clinics, according to researchers.

Concurrent use of cannabis and nicotine during pregnancy vs. use of either substance alone was tied to increased risks for infant and neonatal death and maternal and neonatal morbidity, researchers reported.

TORONTO — Use of IV immunoglobulin with or without steroids was associated with reduced mortality among children with myocarditis compared with steroids alone, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — Pediatric hospital transfers due to bronchiolitis increased at a disproportionate rate in recent years compared with all causes of hospitalization, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — Among resident physicians in the United States, around 98% do not make enough money to afford child care, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — Preliminary results of a project to educate practitioners about naloxone use showed it improved their knowledge of the opioid antagonist and significantly increased naloxone distribution to patients at a Los Angeles clinic.

TORONTO — Pediatrics is facing a “workforce crisis,” an expert told Healio at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — A menu of options helped providers identify families’ desire for social resources better than a screening tool, according to findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — Shorter courses of antibiotics were associated with increased odds of reinfection and death among infants treated in the NICU for Escherichia coli bacteremia who were not evaluated for meningitis, a study showed.