Pediatrics (all articles)
The Burden of Group B Streptococcus Worldwide for Pregnant Women, Stillbirths, and Children
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCThe Burden of Group B Streptococcus Worldwide for Pregnant Women, Stillbirths, and Children – Clinical Infectious Diseases Supplement (free articles)
Commentaries: Group B Streptococcus infection causes an estimated 150,000 preventable stillbirths and infant deaths every year – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND Streptococcus vaccine ‘could prevent over 100,000 baby deaths worldwide’ – The Guardian (free)
Research: Effectiveness of β-Lactam Monotherapy vs Macrolide Combination Therapy for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:03h | UTCEffectiveness of β-Lactam Monotherapy vs Macrolide Combination Therapy for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Azithromycin overprescribed for kids’ pneumonia – CIDRAP (free) AND Vanderbilt study shows azithromycin overprescribed for childhood pneumonia – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Adolescent Childbirth Is Associated With Greater Framingham Risk Scores for Cardiovascular Disease
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:30h | UTCNews release: Teen childbirth linked to increased risk for heart disease (free)
Commentaries: Teen childbirth linked to increased cardiovascular risk decades later – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Study finds link between increased cardiovascular diseases and teen childbirth – News Medical (free)
Guideline: The Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:29h | UTCThe Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home – Pediatrics (free)
Research: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk of ADHD
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:35h | UTCPrenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk of ADHD – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: An Association Between Prenatal Acetaminophen Use and ADHD: The Benefits of Large Data Sets – Pediatrics (free) AND Long-term Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy and ADHD – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Study links acetaminophen in pregnancy to ADHD, but experts question results – CNN (free)
Research: Electronic cigarette use and smoking initiation among youth
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:29h | UTCCommentary: E-cigarette use by high school students linked to cigarette smoking – ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Duration of Breastfeeding and Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:31h | UTCDuration of Breastfeeding and Risk of SIDS: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Breastfeeding for two months halves risk of SIDS – University of Virginia Health System, via ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Cystic fibrosis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:23h | UTCNICE Guideline: Cystic fibrosis: diagnosis and management (free)
News release: People with cystic fibrosis could be monitored through phone or video messaging, says NICE (free)
Guideline: Acute Sinusitis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:24h | UTCNICE Guideline: Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (free)
News release: Antibiotics should not be used to treat the majority of sinus infections, NICE says (free)
Systematic review: antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:37h | UTCOriginal article: Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Guideline: Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:40h | UTCResponding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused – World Health Organization (free)
News release: Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused (free)
Research: Surgery for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:24h | UTCSurgery for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: First test of anti-epilepsy surgeries in children shows dramatic benefit – Reuters (free) AND Surgery Cuts Seizures in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:22h | UTCGuideline: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
News release: LARC and Reproductive Choice (free)
Commentary: New Guidelines on LARC Released by ACOG – Medscape (free registration required)
A baby with a disease gene or no baby at all: Genetic testing of embryos creates an ethical morass
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:52h | UTC
Clinical Report: Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services in the Pediatric Setting
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:18h | UTCNews release: Pediatricians have key role in providing sexual, reproductive health care services (free)
Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCPolicy Statement: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Updated policy offers guidance on infection prevention, control in ambulatory settings (free)
Commentaries: Pediatrician’s New Germ-Control Advice: Bring Your Own Toys (10 articles per month are free) AND AAP: Hygiene, isolation protocols critical for infection control in pediatric office – Healio (free registration required)
Recommendations on investigating children with global developmental delay
28 Oct, 2017 | 23:28h | UTC
Placing wet gauze on babies’ tummies speeds up urine collection
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:37h | UTCPlacing wet gauze on babies’ tummies speeds up urine collection – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Faster clean catch urine collection (Quick-Wee method) from infants: randomised controlled trial – The BMJ (free)
UNICEF: Levels & Trends in Child Mortality
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:25h | UTCLevels & Trends in Child Mortality – UNICEF (free PDF)
News release: Levels and Trends in Child Mortality (free)
Commentaries: 7,000 newborns die every day, despite steady decrease in under-five mortality, new report says – The World Bank (free) AND New child mortality estimates show that 15,000 children died every day in 2016 – The World Bank (free) AND ‘Unconscionable’: 7,000 babies die daily despite record low for child mortality – The Guardian (free)
Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Offers New Guidance on Diagnosing and Managing Zika in Infants – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Approach to recurrent fever in childhood
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:31h | UTCApproach to recurrent fever in childhood – Canadian medical Association Journal (free)
We Need to Talk About Kids and Smartphones
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:09h | UTCWe Need to Talk About Kids and Smartphones – TIME (free)
Related: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? – The Atlantic (free)
“Just how dangerous are smartphones for kids? Here’s why health experts are worried”
Guideline: Assessing and managing children at primary health-care facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of the double burden of malnutrition
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:55h | UTCGuideline: Assessing and managing children at primary health-care facilities to prevent overweight and obesity in the context of the double burden of malnutrition – World Health Organization (free) (RT @equitylist see Tweet)
News release: WHO releases guidelines to address overweight and obesity in children (free)
Related report: Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults – The Lancet (free) AND Commentaries: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades: new study by Imperial College London and WHO – World Health Organization (free) Double-duty solutions for the double burden of malnutrition (free)
Research: Association of Antidepressant Medications With Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Youths
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:24h | UTCAssociation of Antidepressant Medications With Incident Type 2 Diabetes Among Medicaid-Insured Youths – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antidepressant Use in Youth Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related study: The risk of new-onset diabetes in antidepressant users – A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Commentary: Type 2 Diabetes and Antidepressant Drug Use: Is There a Causal Link? – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
Systematic review: management protocols for status epilepticus in the pediatric emergency room
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:57h | UTC