Pediatrics News

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of incest and child sexual abuse survivors report experiencing addiction as adults, according to study findings presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

WASHINGTON — Training primary care physicians to evaluate children for autism could improve diagnosis, a study presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition found.

Children with mental health issues were more likely to have poor mental and physical health in young adulthood, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

An NIH-funded study found a potential link between the combination of prenatal COVID-19 and maternal stress and an increased risk for impaired attention span in infants, according to findings reported in Pediatric Research.

An app that correctly identified most cases of autism in children could help reduce disparities in early detection of the condition, according to the results of an NIH-funded study published in Nature Medicine.

Nearly one in five online marijuana dispensaries in the United States require no formal age verification at any stage of the purchasing process, according to study findings reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Digital experiences among adolescents may significantly impact their mental health and well-being, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference.

Gender role nonconformity in childhood and adolescence was associated with diverse sexual orientation beginning in young adulthood, a decades-long study in Australia found.

ADHD-related medication errors increased almost 300% from 2000 to 2021 among people aged younger than 20 years, a study found.

Last year, researchers reported that the prevalence of pediatric obesity increased to 21% in the United States between 2011 and 2020.