Pediatrics News

Youth in the United States have increasingly undergone metabolic and bariatric surgery to lose weight in recent years, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

There were increases in rare pediatric intracranial infections over the past 3 years that coincided with notable spikes in respiratory viruses, although the infections remained rare, according to two reports published Thursday in MMWR.

A recent study of trends in HPV vaccine hesitancy found that the number of parents citing safety concerns as a reason not to vaccinate their children has increased.

The AAP said adding around-the-clock pharmacies to hospital emergency departments in the United States could alleviate challenges to getting prescriptions filled immediately.

Physicians listen to the patient in front of us. We care for one patient at a time. There is inherent individualization in the patient interaction. Each story is unique. Each treatment plan is tailored.

Family income level is a significant predictor of longer hospital stays among children with lupus in the lowest income quartile, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

High school-aged teens experiencing depression or suicidal ideation have increased perceived access to firearms compared with their peers, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Three brief screening tools were effective in identifying substance use disorders in adolescents and can be recommended for use, according to researchers.

A pentavalent vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis was shown to be safe and effective in a phase 3 trial conducted among children and young adults in Africa’s meningitis belt, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

About 70% of adolescents and young adults would discontinue their e-cigarette use under a hypothetical tobacco-only federal product standard, a recent study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found.