Pediatrics News

Most parents showed a willingness for their child to have mental health screening assessments done in a primary care setting and were generally comfortable with screening topics, a recent study found.

Iron deficiency appeared common among a cohort of U.S. females aged 12 years to 21 years, with an overall prevalence of nearly 40%, according to study results published in a research letter in JAMA.

ORLANDO — Staff at a children’s hospital in Virginia collaborated to go almost a year without a central line-associated bloodstream infection, researchers reported.

Patients with childhood systemic lupus erythematosus who receive care that closely adheres to quality metrics demonstrate better outcomes, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

ORLANDO — A children’s hospital used decolonization protocols to drive down rates of MRSA in three intensive care units by more than 40%, according to data reported at a medical conference.

The FDA has approved Litfulo, a once-daily oral treatment, for the treatment of severe alopecia in individuals aged 12 years and older, Pfizer announced in a press release.

The field of pediatric rheumatology is at a crossroads.

CDC advisors on Thursday unanimously supported the addition of Pfizer’s 20-valent pneumococcal vaccine as an option for children in the United States.

A 3-year-old girl came running into her house, crying loudly with pain in her right hand. Her mother noticed several flat red marks, but no break in the skin, and she assumed they were insect bites or stings.

Depression is often undiagnosed and untreated in adolescents; however, primary care physicians can help close these gaps in care, according to a review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.