October 31, 2024
TOPLINE: Vitamin D deficiency is common in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and is associated with increased OSA severity. Lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels […]
October 30, 2024
Childhood obesity is one of the most common pediatric chronic diseases in the United States, affecting 1 in 5 children. It is also one of the […]
October 30, 2024
When she was 5 years old, Katherine Edson, LCSW, tried to end her life by drowning herself. “I was enduring severe physical and sexual abuse, and […]
October 30, 2024
TOPLINE: Approximately 1% of neonates born to O+, antibody-negative mothers qualified for phototherapy within 24 hours of birth, with most identified through routine bilirubin screening. The […]
October 30, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. — The rationale for using obesity medications in pediatric patients is that it’s using “a biological intervention to treat a biologically based disease,” according […]
October 28, 2024
TOPLINE: Taking screens away from toddlers an hour before bedtime resulted in slight improvements in sleep; however, this intervention did not have a significant impact on […]
October 25, 2024
Using population-specific growth curves for Inuit children could promote the appropriate diagnosis of microcephaly and avoid overdiagnosis, according to a new study. Inuit children from Nunavut, […]
October 21, 2024
TOPLINE: Adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for hypertension, according to a new study which underscores the importance of blood pressure […]
October 21, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. — Asthma is the most common cause of chronic cough in children, but it’s important to be aware of other differential diagnoses for those […]