Pediatrics (all articles)
Choosing Wisely: Five things clinicians and patients should question in Neurological Surgery in Children
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:04h | UTCAmerican Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Neurological Surgery – Choosing Wisely
Commentary: Choosing Wisely: 5 Things to Avoid in Pediatric Neurologic Surgery – NEJM Journal Watch
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Cohort study: Even small amounts of Caffeine consumption in pregnancy were linked to smaller neonatal birth size
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:14h | UTCCommentaries: Even a Little Coffee in Pregnancy Could Impact Newborn’s Weight: Study – HealthDay AND Moderate daily caffeine intake during pregnancy may lead to smaller birth size – NIH News Releases
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study finds even small amounts of caffeine consumption in pregnancy were associated with smaller birthweight and lean tissue measures, consistent for measured plasma caffeine/paraxanthine, and self-reported caffeine consumption. @NIH https://t.co/YzDVU6ejYO
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 25, 2021
Experts: 3-foot rule in schools problematic in light of COVID variants
26 Mar, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCExperts: 3-foot rule in schools problematic in light of COVID variants – CIDRAP
Related: CDC Guidance for schools says students can now stay 3 feet apart, rather than 6
Systematic review: Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:09h | UTC
Podcast: Things We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics #2
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:37h | UTCThings We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics #2 – Cribsiders
Related episode: Things We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics
Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:22h | UTCCovid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report – BBC
Report: Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia – United Nations
Researchers identify head impact rates in four major high school sports
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:30h | UTCNews release: Researchers Identify Head Impact Rates in Four Major High School Sports – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Original study: Sport- and Gender-Based Differences in Head Impact Exposure and Mechanism in High School Sports – Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Excited to share our publication in @OJSM_SportsMed with @kristyarb and @drtinamaster! Male and female high school soccer had the highest head impact rate across four sports. Male teams also had higher impact rates than female teams of the same sport.https://t.co/eMOL925s04 https://t.co/elutojRfwJ
— Colin Huber (@Colin_M_Huber) March 18, 2021
Cohort study: Preschoolers’ extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioral issues
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:29h | UTCOriginal Study: High-dose electronic media use in five-year-olds and its association with their psychosocial symptoms: a cohort study – BMJ Open
Commentaries: Preschoolers’ extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioural issues – British Medical Journal AND Expert reaction to observational study on electronic media use in 5 year olds and psychosocial symptoms – Science Media Centre AND Does Too Much ‘Screen Time’ Have Your Preschooler Acting Out? – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Preschoolers’ extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioural problems by the age of 5, finds new research in @BMJ_Open https://t.co/RIheqGDneF @EJPaavon pic.twitter.com/Ax6cnW1iZ4
— BMJ (@bmj_company) March 18, 2021
CDC Guidance for schools says students can now stay 3 feet apart, rather than 6
21 Mar, 2021 | 22:07h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6 – NPR AND CDC updates COVID school guidance, OKs 3-feet distancing – CIDRAP
Related: Cohort study: Effectiveness of three vs. six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff (study and commentary)
Commentaries on Twitter
CDC: Children in elementary schools don't need to be kept 6-feet apart. In a major policy revision, federal health officials said only 3 feet of distance is required between young children in classrooms https://t.co/UBvES1T6ps
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 19, 2021
Very happy CDC now recommending 3 feet spacing in schools: "The change is momentous .because many schools.. operate on part-time or hybrid schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to open in person, full time."https://t.co/wR88jdUBgM
— Monica Gandhi MD, MPH (@MonicaGandhi9) March 19, 2021
Clinician Guide to COVID-19 diagnostics in children
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:48h | UTCClinician guide to COVID-19 diagnostics – ADC Education & Practice
RCT: A brief home-based parenting intervention to reduce behavior problems in young children
19 Mar, 2021 | 08:02h | UTC
Podcast | Acute Otitis Media: Q-tips and Tricks
19 Mar, 2021 | 07:57h | UTCAcute Otitis Media: Q-tips and Tricks – The Cribsiders Pediatric Medicine
Systematic review: Enteral zinc supplementation for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm neonates
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:45h | UTC
WHO: New research highlights risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
17 Mar, 2021 | 03:04h | UTC
M-A: Assessment of postnatal corticosteroids for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm neonates
16 Mar, 2021 | 01:38h | UTCAssessment of Postnatal Corticosteroids for the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Neonates: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: The Swinging Pendulum of Postnatal Corticosteroid Use (free for a limited period)
Perspective | School reopening without robust COVID-19 mitigation risks accelerating the pandemic
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:51h | UTCSchool reopening without robust COVID-19 mitigation risks accelerating the pandemic – The Lancet
Cohort study: Effectiveness of three vs. six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:48h | UTC
Cohort study: Association of Ibuprofen prescription with acute kidney injury among hospitalized children
11 Mar, 2021 | 07:57h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study finds ibuprofen was widely used and associated with an increased risk of HA-AKI in hospitalized children. Rational prescribing of ibuprofen is an important strategy to reduce the burden of HA-AKI in children. https://t.co/jgQD4ELXxN
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 5, 2021
Global, regional, and national mortality trends in youth aged 15–24 years between 1990 and 2019: a systematic analysis
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCInvited commentary: The pressing need for better statistics on youth mortality – The Lancet Global Health
New paper on youth mortality (15-24) published in @LancetGH. Mortality rates declined by 34% only between 1990 and 2019, compared to a 59% decline in under-5 mortality. 1.4 million deaths occurred in adolescents and young people aged 15-24 in 2019 #UNIGMEhttps://t.co/NVb5KeYKg7
— Bruno Masquelier (@BrunoMasquelier) March 2, 2021
Study: Children and young people remain at low risk of COVID-19 mortality
11 Mar, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC
Opinion | Amplified Pain Syndrome—An Insupportable Assumption
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:13h | UTCAmplified Pain Syndrome—An Insupportable Assumption – JAMA Pediatrics
Neurologic involvement in children and adolescents with COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:29h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Neurologic involvement in US children and adolescents hospitalized for #COVID19 is common, mostly transient, and ranges from mild to life threatening https://t.co/Dy7fZhSMDR
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) March 5, 2021
RCT: 5 days of high-dose amoxicillin therapy noninferior to 10 days for the treatment of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:29h | UTCShort-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The SAFER Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Rightsizing Treatment for Pneumonia in Children
Commentary: Five days of antibiotics fine for children with pneumonia – McMaster University
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
This is fantastic! In outpatient community acquired pneumonia (CAP) a 5 day course of amoxicillin is just as effective as a 10 day course. A small thread follow1/6https://t.co/ewceFEe4gw
— Ricardo Quinonez, MD (@QuinonezRicardo) March 8, 2021
M-A: Association of umbilical cord management strategies with outcomes of preterm infants
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCAssociation of Umbilical Cord Management Strategies With Outcomes of Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
The Lancet Series: Maternal and child undernutrition progress
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCMaternal and child undernutrition progress – The Lancet (free registration required)
News release: New Lancet series shows mixed progress on maternal and child undernutrition in last decade