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(Pediatric Academic Societies) A new American Academy of Pediatrics study examines US pediatric residents' experience during training in caring for children injured by guns, and their attitudes toward counseling families...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using several strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, yet also perceive barriers, according to a national American Academy...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Clinical utility of rWGS in the evaluation of neonatal seizures.

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Current primary care practices and experiences with the delivery of HPV vaccine.

(Children's National Health System) Measuring a number of biomarkers over time that are produced as the body responds to inflammation and injury may help to pinpoint newborns who are more vulnerable to suffering lasting ...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Access to guns and perceived unsafe school environments have been associated with gun-related injury, depression and suicidality among adolescents. Whether widespread acceptance of guns amo...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Study examines the barriers to vaccination of immunocompromised children.

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Public health approaches to firearm violence need to consider underlying demographic trends and differences by intent.

(Pediatric Academic Societies) A new systematic review provides a succinct summary of the scientific evidence for and/or against causal associations for 47 adverse events following immunization (AEFI). Findings from the ...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Improved understanding of current opioid prescription trends in children is needed to inform development of future pediatric pain management guidelines.

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Monoclonal antibodies from children with Kawasaki disease recognize Hepacivirus peptides.

(European Association for the Study of Obesity) Women who have undergone weight-loss surgery appear to be at higher risk of developing complications during pregnancy, and their babies seem more likely to be born prematur...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) A new quality improvement tool called Eat, Sleep and Console shows consistent signs of improved care of opioid-exposed newborns in neonatal intensive care units.

(Children's National Health System) In newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, lower heart rate variability correlates with autonomic manifestations of stress shortly after birth, underscoring the importance of th...

(European Association for the Study of Obesity) Obesity is linked with an increased risk of developing anxiety and depression in children and adolescents, independent of traditional risk factors such as parental psychiat...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Even caregivers whose children receive the first dose of influenza vaccine may be vaccine hesitant and have inaccurate beliefs regarding influenza vaccine and disease, according to a new Am...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) A new study examines the history and resurgence of milk sharing.

(Pediatric Academic Societies) Text message vaccine reminders are effective, but less is known about the effects across a population.

(Children's National Health System) After 20 years, a patient's family learned that their daughter had two rare disorders, Angelman syndrome and P450scc deficiency, which was detected after researchers found out she had ...

(European Association for the Study of Obesity) New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, Scotland, shows that individuals with obesity who commute by car have a 32% higher risk of de...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) A new study aims to actively involve birthing hospitals to improve health and social outcomes for the maternal infant dyads impacted by Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Findings from the study wi...

(Pediatric Academic Societies) A new study measures the impact state-run, prescription drug monitoring programs, pain clinic legislation and opioid prescribing guidelines have on opioid exposures among children.