Neonatal Medicine

A low-cost otoacoustic emission probe and smartphone app performed as well as commercially available devices for hearing loss screening in infants aged younger than 6 months, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The AAP published updated recommendations for screening newborns for critical congenital heart disease with a new algorithm it said could catch more infants than the previous one.

Pharmacologic treatment and NICU use declined for infants exposed to opioids in the womb following the publication of related guidelines from the AAP, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Hydroxychloroquine use for systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis in the first trimester of pregnancy does not significantly increase the risk for major congenital malformations, according to data published in Rheumatology.

A new study of more than 185,000 children showed no association between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and a risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children, including autism and ADHD, according to results published in JAMA.

Nearly 90% of perinatal and neonatal clinical trials report incomplete primary outcome data, according to the findings of a review published in Pediatrics.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A novel therapeutic approach targeting the neonatal fragment crystallizable receptor may have implications across a number of rheumatology disease states, according to a speaker.

A 1-year-old boy is brought to your urgent care clinic after his mother found a white object similar to a grain of rice in his stool during a diaper change.

Antibiotic stewardship efforts are likely responsible for a substantial decline in antibiotic use in neonatal ICUs, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Croup symptoms improved when children were exposed to 30 minutes of outdoor cold air in addition to receiving a steroid, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published in Pediatrics.