Pediatrics

This announcement is another move stemming from the federal government's skeptic views on vaccine technology and its efficacy among US patients.

Researchers want to bolster evidence regarding the known link between maternal mental health and childhood nutritional status.

The CDC states that the claim “vaccines do not cause autism” is not evidence based because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.

A study reveals first-trimester SARS-CoV-2 infection increases neonatal risks and highlights disparities in testing among pregnant women across demographics.

Researchers address the potential association of access to maternal care with the increased risk of infant mortality.

Investigators analyze COVID-19 positivity trends in New York City, revealing disparities among children and racial groups during the Omicron variant surge.

Due to humans’ physiologically premature nature, researchers explore maternal psychological distress and childhood neurodevelopment.

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines significantly reduce pneumonia incidence in children, but safety concerns warrant further investigation in future studies.

This marks the first and only IL-23 approval for these indications in pediatric populations.

Amid recent measles outbreaks in Texas and Ohio, researchers aim to understand MMR vaccine coverage following postelimination outbreaks throughout the country.

As part of this announcement, the administration launches initiatives across the National Institutes of Health, the FDA, and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

However, a large majority of parents in the US believe routine childhood vaccines, such as the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and polio vaccine, are safe and important.

Merck’s pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine was noninferior to the pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine for all 12 shared serotypes and superior to 9 unique serotypes.

Pharmacists navigate complex immunization challenges and address parental concerns and misinformation while advocating for streamlined vaccine access and adherence to evolving guidelines.

Childhood immunization guidance in the US faces confusion as the AAP and CDC diverge on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, impacting parents and providers.

Amid multiple methods for protecting children against RSV, researchers explored the strengths, limitations, and future approaches of each.

Adolescents often are at higher risk of unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion, and sexually transmitted infections due to inadequate knowledge of protective practices.

As part of a retrospective study, researchers explored the association between BMI and osteoporosis risk as outcomes evolve from adolescence to adulthood.

Researchers explore whether or not exposure to e-cigarette or cannabis content on social media leads to increased use among adolescents.

Among pediatric patients in Colombia, researchers explored the prevalence of bacterial acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Secretary of US Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr also approved all recommendations issued from the April ACIP meeting.

The risk of untreated depression for pregnant women can cause adverse outcomes, which can include relapse in mood symptoms, suicide, and overdose death.

From 2008 to 2023, the relative increase of pediatric patients with obesity classes 4 to 5 was 253.1%.

Researchers characterized trends in COVID-19 hospitalizations by race and ethnicity among children from March 2020 to September 2023.

Researchers determined the impact COVID-19 interventions had on Danish children’s incidence of RSV, influenza, and invasive pneumococcal disease.