(HealthDay News) — There are racial and ethnic disparities for nearly all leading causes of injury and disease tied to youth mortality, according to a…
(HealthDay News) — Disease severity is similar for patients hospitalized with respiratory syncytial disease (RSV) and unvaccinated adults with COVID-19 or influenza, according to a…
(HealthDay News) — Waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) is an inexpensive alternative to body mass index (BMI) for predicting fat mass (FM) in pediatric patients, according…
There are racial and ethnic disparities in safety events for hospitalized children, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in Pediatrics. Kavita Parikh, M.D., from…
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy seems safe in terms of neurodevelopment through 18 months of age, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.…
Pediatric care for kids who aren’t white is worse across the United States, a new study finds. Racial inequities for children of color are pervasive,…
Journal of Pediatrics Open Access Published: May 15, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113485 Anisha Srinivasan et al Disparities in Pediatric Specialty Referral Objective To estimate differences in scheduled and…
Doctors report they are treating more and more children suffering from psychiatric emergencies—but for Black children accessing mental health care remains complicated. A new joint…
During the pandemic, young girls entered puberty much earlier than previous years. According to a recent study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society,…
As kids head back to school, parents say they worry about social media and the use of the internet negatively impacting their children. According to…