Pediatrics News

Infections account for most in-hospital mortality in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus, with patients exhibiting lupus nephritis or end-stage renal disease at increased risk, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.

Despite widespread support for mental health training in schools, less than half of Americans believe most school staff have received it, according to the results of a recent poll by the American Psychiatric Association.

The incidence of heart attack and stroke is lower among people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 compared with before vaccination and people who have not received a vaccine, according to a study.

An AI model was able to identify several common eye diseases in children using cell phone photos that could be taken at home, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Suicide rates among U.S. preteens increased significantly from 2008 to 2022, with the greatest increases being among Hispanic preteens and girls, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

This month is one of the most notable for vaccinations in the United States.

Lower levels of S100 proteins at baseline predict better treatment response with abatacept in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Maternal obesity may be linked to increased risk for sudden unexpected infant death, results from aa cohort study in JAMA Pediatrics suggest.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, MSc, said Wednesday that he will convene an emergency committee to determine if the increasing spread of mpox in Africa represents a public health emergency of international concern.