Pediatrics News

Mass shootings on school campuses in the United States have become more deadly over the last 25 years, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

WASHINGTON — A nurse-led intervention improved pediatric food allergy knowledge, although it also revealed “concerning” shortcomings in certain areas of identification and management, research showed.

A new report from the AAP urges that pediatricians emphasize high quality nutrition, physical activity and adequate sleep, among other factors, to combat obesity in their patients.

The latest COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk for hospitalization or visits to an ED or urgent care by around 50%, according to interim data published in MMWR.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

Coordinated “huddles” with care teams reduced physical restraint events in one children’s hospital’s medical behavioral health unit, according to study findings published in Pediatrics.

In a new clinical report, the AAP provides strategies to help pediatricians and other health care providers address parental vaccine concerns and increase immunization rates.

Extreme daily and nighttime heat exposure in the third trimester of pregnancy was linked to preterm birth in an Australian study, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The number of adolescents and young adults with prescriptions for antidepressants accelerated during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in Pediatrics.

An early analysis of data from the 2023-2024 respiratory season showed that cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae are on the rebound in the United States after declining during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data reported in MMWR.