Pediatrics (all articles)
Access to Emergency Contraception
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:40h | UTCCommittee Opinion No 707: Access to Emergency Contraception – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:38h | UTCCommittee Opinion No. 705: Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Addendum guidelines for the prevention of peanut allergy in the United States
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:34h | UTC
International consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:35h | UTC
Guideline: Management of undescended testes
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:29h | UTC
Opioid Use in Pregnancy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Childhood Outcomes
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:37h | UTC
Breastfeeding Week Reports – World Health Organization
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:44h | UTCBreastfeeding Week Reports: Tracking Progress for Breastfeeding Policies and Programmes: Global breastfeeding scorecard 2017 – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF) AND Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding – World Health Organization, UNICEF (free PDF)
See also: UNICEF page on breastfeeding (free)
News release: Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding – World Health Organization (free)
“New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025”.
Predicting Risk of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children in the Emergency Department
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:40h | UTCPredicting Risk of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children in the Emergency Department – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: UK researchers fine-tune diagnostic tool for serious bacterial infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Clinical and biomarker-based diagnostic model identifies serious bacterial infections – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:39h | UTC
Internet Searches for Suicide Following the Release of “13 Reasons Why”
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:36h | UTCInternet Searches for Suicide Following the Release of “13 Reasons Why” – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Editorial: A Call for Social Responsibility and Suicide Risk Screening, Prevention, and Early Intervention Following the Release of the Netflix Series “13 Reasons Why” (free)
Commentaries: ‘13 Reasons Why’ might have triggered suicide searches online – STAT News (free) AND Is ’13 Reasons Why’ Helping Kids Kill Themselves? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Google Searches on Suicide Surge After ’13 Reasons Why’ Release: Study – Newsweek (free) Suicide-Related Internet Searches Elevated After Debut of “13 Reasons Why” – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Tenofovir reduces mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:30h | UTCTenofovir reduces mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Systematic review with meta-analysis: the efficacy and safety of tenofovir to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Progress in the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Disease in Children
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:11h | UTCReview: Progress in the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Disease in Children – Current Fungal Infection Reports (free)
Metabolic syndrome induced by anticancer treatment in childhood cancer survivors
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCReview: Metabolic syndrome induced by anticancer treatment in childhood cancer survivors – Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants
28 Jul, 2017 | 15:35h | UTCReview: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football
27 Jul, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCAuthor interview: Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Football Players (free video)
Commentaries: High Prevalence of Evidence of CTE in Brains of Deceased Football Players – JAMA Network (free) AND Brain disease CTE seen in most football players in large report – STAT News (free) AND 110 N.F.L. Brains – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Signs of brain disease in 99 percent of ex-NFL players studied: paper – Reuters (free) AND Study: CTE Found In Nearly All Donated NFL Player Brains – NPR (free)
“A neuropathologist has examined the brains of 111 N.F.L. players — and 110 were found to have C.T.E., the degenerative disease linked to repeated blows to the head” (from NYT).
Effect of Sport Specialization on Lower Extremity Injury Rates in High School Athletes
27 Jul, 2017 | 01:13h | UTCA Prospective Study on the Effect of Sport Specialization on Lower Extremity Injury Rates in High School Athletes – American Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Student Athletes Who Specialize Early Are Injured More Often, Study Finds – NPR (free)
Related Report and Consensus Statement: Sports Specialization and Intensive Training in Young Athletes – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (free)
Abuse of online games
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:59h | UTCSee related articles and guidelines on recommended screen time for kids in our April 10th issue (see #6)
“Abuse of online games does not have to rot the brain to be a disorder worth investigating” (RT @NatureNews see Tweet)
Guideline: Approach to Syncope in the Pediatric Patient
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:55h | UTCSee also: Guidelines Summary: National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)
Policy Statement: Guiding Principles for Team-Based Pediatric Care
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:47h | UTCPolicy Statement: Guiding Principles for Team-Based Pediatric Care – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: AAP issues guidelines for ideal pediatric care teams – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
First Neonatal MRI Device Cleared for Marketing
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:45h | UTCFirst Neonatal MRI Device Cleared for Marketing – Physician’s First Watch (free)
FDA News Release: FDA clears first neonatal magnetic resonance imaging device (free)
Critical Issues in Food Allergy: A National Academies Consensus Report
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:37h | UTCSummary: Critical Issues in Food Allergy: A National Academies Consensus Report – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Food Allergy: Consensus Report Stresses Diagnostic Accuracy – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Update on pediatric sepsis
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:03h | UTCUpdate on pediatric sepsis: a review – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children: a review of the benefits and risks to consider during implementation
23 Jul, 2017 | 23:37h | UTC
High-Dose Vitamin D Doesn’t Prevent Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
23 Jul, 2017 | 22:47h | UTCEffect of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Wintertime Vitamin D Supplementation on Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Young Healthy Children – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High-Dose Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Kids’ Colds in Winter – Medscape (free registration required) AND High-dose vitamin D ‘doesn’t prevent colds and flu in kids’ – NHS Choices (free)
Study: Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme
23 Jul, 2017 | 19:47h | UTCIntervention delivered in Northern Irish and Scottish schools reduces binge drinking – NIHR Signal (free)
Original study: Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP): a school- and community-based cluster randomised controlled trial – Public Health Research (free)