PAS: Pediatric Academic Societies
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Congenital heart disease screening cuts infant mortality
BALTIMORE – The mandate to screen all U.S.-born neonates for critical congenital heart disease that started in 2011 has had an apparent effect on...
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Behavioral seminars for parents can improve child’s behavior, decrease corporal punishment
BALTIMORE – Programs that offer parents tools and techniques to better communicate with their children can improve parent/child relationships and...
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VIDEO: Childhood obesity, particularly severe obesity, is not declining
BALTIMORE – A study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 1999 to 2014 shows that rates of childhood obesity are not...
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Paperwork snarls stand between kids and at-school asthma medications
Four out of five children with asthma didn’t have access to their medication at school because the proper paperwork was missing, according to a...
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VIDEO: Comanagement effective at treating mental health issues in pediatric patients
BALTIMORE – The rise of comanagement among pediatric group practices bodes well for future treatment of pediatric patients with mental health...
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Children with internalizing symptoms may not get enough attention
BALTIMORE – Children with internalizing symptoms are at a higher risk of not getting referred to specialists than those who also exhibit external...
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Acid blockers boost infections in outpatient preemies
Treatment of premature infants with a drug that blocks gastroesophageal reflux once they are discharged home during the first year of life was...
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Vitamin D supplementation cuts dust mite atopy
Key clinical point: Maternal treatment to achieve adequate vitamin D levels during late gestation followed by neonatal vitamin D supplementation...
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Pediatric self-administration drives cough and cold drug mishaps
Key clinical point: Serious adverse events in U.S.
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mHealth shows promise in getting teens moving
More than two-thirds of teens consistently wore and synced a digital activity tracker in a pilot study.
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PAS: Start sulfonylureas before genetic testing in neonatal diabetes
Starting empiric sulfonylureas before genetic testing in cases of neonatal diabetes appears to be warranted.
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PAS: Use high-dose acyclovir to treat HSV-infected infants
High-dose acyclovir should be administered to infants with suspected herpes simplex virus infections, as the risk of serious adverse events...
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PAS: Prophylactic indomethacin not associated with lower risk of BPD, death in preterm infants
Prophylactic indomethacin offers no benefit to premature infants in terms of reducing the risk of BPD or death.
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PAS: Intestinal barrier altered by early feeding, antibiotic exposures
Key clinical point: Intestinal barrier maturation in preterm infants may be altered by feeding and antibiotics exposures. Major finding: Infants...
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PAS: Fewer tests improve care in neurologically impaired children with pneumonia
Key clinical point: Hospitals treating neurologically impaired children with pneumonia tended to have better clinical outcomes, shorter LOS, and...