Pediatrics (all articles)
Systematic Review | Probiotics’ potential in preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in very preterm, VLBW infants warrants further research
31 Jul, 2023 | 13:51h | UTC
UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
28 Jul, 2023 | 14:26h | UTCReport: Technology in education – UNESCO
News Releases:
UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools – UN News
Smartphones in school? Only when they clearly support learning – UNESCO
Commentary: ‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools – The Guardian
WHO world drowning prevention day 2023
27 Jul, 2023 | 13:12h | UTCWorld Drowning Prevention Day 2023 – World Health Organization
Report: Hidden depths: the global investment case for drowning prevention – World Health Organization
Related:
Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics
Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization
Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization
Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
It's #WorldDrowningPreventionDay
Every year, drowning claims at least 236,000 lives. It's one of the leading causes of death ? for children & people aged 1-24 years. We can all take action to end drowning ? https://t.co/7CSUGYBk49 pic.twitter.com/r64dbsLnHn— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 25, 2023
RCT | Limited antibiotic efficacy in children with sinusitis lacking nasopharyngeal pathogens
27 Jul, 2023 | 13:08h | UTCIdentifying Children Likely to Benefit From Antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Acute Bacterial Sinusitis: Limitations of Test-Based Treatment – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News Release: Bacterial testing in kids with sinusitis could slash antibiotic use – University of Pittsburgh
Commentary: Trial suggests bacterial test could reduce antibiotics in kids with sinusitis – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
In children with acute sinusitis, antibiotic treatment had minimal benefit for those without nasopharyngeal bacterial pathogens. The antibiotic effect did not depend on the color of nasal discharge. https://t.co/hgRx1Qou53 pic.twitter.com/zYs8Mfbjjp
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) July 26, 2023
Scientific Statement | Addressing childhood obesity to reduce adult CV risk through lifestyle
27 Jul, 2023 | 13:03h | UTCNews Release: How to stop obese children having heart disease in adulthood – European Society of Cardiology
Review | Pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease: recent developments
27 Jul, 2023 | 12:57h | UTCInflammatory bowel disease: recent developments – Archives of Disease in Childhood
Podcast | Celiac disease pearls
27 Jul, 2023 | 12:53h | UTC#89: Celiac Disease – The Great Mimicker – The Cribsiders
M-A | Oral isotretinoin and triple topical therapies found most effective in acne vulgaris treatment
26 Jul, 2023 | 13:13h | UTC
Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its etiologies, 1990–2019
25 Jul, 2023 | 13:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Although largely preventable, meningitis still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year.
New @IHME_UW #GBDStudy in @TheLancetNeuro assesses incident cases and deaths due to acute infectious meningitis by aetiology and age from 1990–2019. https://t.co/S3KtMA7DMs pic.twitter.com/AYuSJHsNwK
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2023
Key factors associated with quality of postnatal care: a pooled analysis of 23 countries
25 Jul, 2023 | 13:50h | UTC
RCT | No significant impact of low-dose 0.01% atropine on myopia progression in children
25 Jul, 2023 | 13:40h | UTCLow-Dose 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops vs Placebo for Myopia Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Ophthalmology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Visual Abstract
Author Interview: Low-Dose 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops vs Placebo for Myopia Control – JAMA
Commentary: Atropine 0.01 Percent Eye Drops Do Not Slow Myopia Progression – HealthDay
Related:
RCT | 0.01% atropine effective in reducing progression of myopia in children over 3 years
RCT | Effect of low-concentration atropine eyedrops vs. placebo on myopia incidence in children
Crossover RCT | Spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets for slowing myopia.
RCT | Effect of text messaging parents of school-aged children on outdoor time to control myopia.
RCT | Myopia control effect of repeated low-level red-light therapy in children.
M-A | Early NIPPV likely reduces the risk of respiratory failure and intubation in very preterm infants
25 Jul, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC
RCT | Planned delivery from 34 weeks’ gestation effectively reduces pre-eclampsia related morbidity and mortality in LMICs
24 Jul, 2023 | 13:10h | UTCRelated:
RCT | Planned delivery for pre-eclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks of gestation
M-A | Planned delivery or expectant management in preeclampsia.
Randomized Trial: Planned Early Delivery vs. Expectant Management for Late Preterm Pre-eclampsia
M-A | Exposure to smoke, overcrowding, poor living conditions, and contact with TB cases identified as risk conditions for pediatric TB
24 Jul, 2023 | 12:43h | UTC
Phase 2 Trial | Maternal GBS6 vaccine shows promise in infant group B strep prevention
21 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTCCommentary: Maternal strep B vaccine slashes risk of infection among infants – CIDRAP
USPSTF Statement | Evidence lacking for lipid disorders screening in asymptomatic children and adolescents
20 Jul, 2023 | 11:13h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Patient Page: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents – JAMA
Commentary: USPSTF: Screening Kids for Lipid Disorders Still Needs More Data – TCTMD
Prospective Study | Intelligence likely remains intact after pediatric concussion
20 Jul, 2023 | 11:06h | UTCIQ After Pediatric Concussion – Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries:
IQ After Pediatric Concussion: Clinical Considerations – Pediatrics
No Evidence Seen for Differences in IQ After Pediatric Concussion – HealthDay
Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds – News Medical
RCT | Preterm infants show same feeding tolerance with NCPAP or HHHFNC
20 Jul, 2023 | 11:01h | UTC
Nationwide Cohort Study | Adolescent hypertension linked with increased stroke risk in young adulthood
18 Jul, 2023 | 13:49h | UTCCommentary: The Relationship Between Adolescent Hypertension and Stroke Risk After Age 40 Years – Neurology Advisor
Guideline | Prevention and management of childhood progressive myopia
18 Jul, 2023 | 13:35h | UTC
Retrospective Analysis | Inconsistencies in pediatric drug dosing found in over half of prehospital emergency drug administrations
17 Jul, 2023 | 13:50h | UTCCommentaries:
Children and Drug Dosing Variations When in Transit to the Hospital – AAP Journals Blog
Variation Seen in Dosing of Meds at Prehospital Pediatric Encounters – HealthDay
Guidelines and recommendations for performance of the fetal echocardiogram
17 Jul, 2023 | 13:45h | UTC
Comparative Study | Genomic sequencing yields higher diagnostic results than targeted neonatal gene test in suspected genetic disorders
17 Jul, 2023 | 13:36h | UTCRapid Whole-Genomic Sequencing and a Targeted Neonatal Gene Panel in Infants With a Suspected Genetic Disorder – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Author Interview: Genomic Sequencing for Ill Newborns – JAMA
News Release: Genome sequencing highly effective at diagnosing genetic disorders in newborns and infants – Tufts University
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/n With respect to my colleagues involved in the GEMINI study that was just published, I am worried about the danger of a major message from this report:https://t.co/hkUeRd2nsb
— John Greally (@greally) July 14, 2023
Cohort Study | Intermittent hypoxemia is associated with unfavorable respiratory outcomes in extremely preterm infants
17 Jul, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC
Impact of newborn screening on severe combined immunodeficiency survival: results from a 36-year longitudinal study
14 Jul, 2023 | 12:45h | UTCMeasuring the effect of newborn screening on survival after haematopoietic cell transplantation for severe combined immunodeficiency: a 36-year longitudinal study from the Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Findings from a 36-year longitudinal study provide direct evidence that newborn screening for SCID has been the primary driver of improved survival in new-born babies in the USA and Canada since 2010.
Read the full article: https://t.co/TAAcPztpF9 pic.twitter.com/cOxvNNJmb9
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 12, 2023