Pediatrics News

Hispanic, Black and Asian children have unmet mental health treatment needs compared with their white peers, according to a study in Pediatrics.

Below is a list of stories involving substance use and children that were published by Healio in 2023.

Major vaccine developments in 2023 included the approvals of the first two vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus, the first chikungunya vaccine, a new vaccine against malaria, and a move to new monovalent COVID-19 vaccines.

Young children with respiratory syncytial virus were hospitalized at a higher rate in the years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the six seasons before it, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics.

As the pediatric obesity crisis continues, its effects on children continue to be examined and investigated.

Zonulin levels rise significantly in children in the months preceding a diagnosis of celiac disease autoimmunity, suggesting it could be used as a biomarker to screen at-risk children for celiac disease, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 5th year, its effect on children continues to be widely studied. We compiled a list of stories about pediatric COVID-19 that we reported over the course of the past year.

A 1-year-old boy is brought to your urgent care clinic after his mother found a white object similar to a grain of rice in his stool during a diaper change.

The FDA continues to investigate the cause of elevated levels of lead in packaged cinnamon applesauce pouches made by three brands sold in the United States, which may have been an intentional act of contamination, the agency said.

Pediatric rheumatology fellowship programs filled just 61.5% of available slots for 2024 in the National Resident Matching Program, while nearly all adult program slots were filled, according to the American College of Rheumatology.