Pediatrics News

For the first time, many Americans will enter the fall with multiple options to protect themselves against respiratory syncytial virus, even young children.

Depression among children did not increase substantially between 2004 and 2019, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

HPV vaccine coverage in U.S. teenagers did not increase in 2022 for the first time in a decade, according to data published in MMWR.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been described by Anthony S. Fauci, MD, as “the most catastrophic acute infectious disease outbreak” in more than a century.

Last year, the CDC updated its 22-year-old pediatric BMI-for-age growth charts to add BMIs above the 97th percentile for the first time in order to track severe obesity in children aged 2 to 19 years.

Knee acoustic emissions may be an “inexpensive and easy-to-use” biomarker to help differentiate between patients with and without juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.

Increased screen time at age 1 year was associated with developmental delays in communication and problem-solving at ages 2 and 4 years, according to study findings reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

A study of children with autism found that most demonstrated improved communication and social interaction as they aged, but some experienced a rapid decline in social functioning during adolescence.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has ruled that there is not enough evidence to advocate for or against primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment before it takes place.

Firearm injury survivors often experienced recurrent firearm injuries, particularly those who were young, uninsured, male and Black, according to a study recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine.