Sara Kellner

Children vaccinated against COVID-19 were more than 50% less likely to develop at least one long COVID symptom compared with unvaccinated children, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open. “An estimated 1% to 3% of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 will develop” long COVID, Anna R. Yousaf, MD, a medical officer in the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and

An unvaccinated child has died from measles in an outbreak in Texas that has grown to include more than 120 cases spanning nine counties, state health officials announced Wednesday. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said the unvaccinated school-aged child’s death was related to a measles outbreak in the western part of the state that began in late January and now includes

Children with emotional or cognitive disabilities were more likely to report being suspended or expelled from school compared with children with physical disabilities or no disabilities, according to findings in Academic Pediatrics.“Our study draws attention to the alarmingly large disparities for use of serious school discipline with youth who have disabilities vs. those who do not,”

A measles outbreak in Texas has climbed to nearly 60 cases in 3 weeks, with most cases occurring among unvaccinated children, according to state health officials. Out of 58 cases, 45 were reported in Gaines County, near the Texas-New Mexico border, which has one of the highest kindergarten vaccine exemption rates in the state. The other cases were reported in neighboring counties: one in Lubbock

Millions of children in Africa rely on funding from the United States for HIV care or testing — support that was threatened last month when President Donald J. Trump froze foreign aid spending after taking office. Trump ordered a 90-day pause on U.S. foreign aid spending, including for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), “to ensure they are efficient

Children living in homes with adults who smoked cannabis were 5 times more likely to have cannabis biomarkers in their urine compared with children in households without reported cannabis use, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. “Smoking is the most common method of cannabis use and is known to generate harmful emissions,” John Bellettiere, PhD, assistant professor of

Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“Ultraprocessed food is characterized as energy dense, and excess energy intake is known to be associated with obesity development,” Zheng Hao Chen, BSc, a PhD student in the department of nutritional

Montelukast does not appear to increase the risk for neuropsychiatric adverse events in children and adolescents, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor commonly used to treat asthma and allergic rhinitis. Starting in 2008, reports emerged about a possible association between montelukast use and neuropsychiatric events like depression, anxiety and

Teens with cancer who participated in family-centered advance care planning reported greater levels of pain, depression and anxiety after 12 months, according to results published in Pediatrics.The study was a follow-up to a 2022 trial that tested the effectiveness of Family-Centered Advance Care Planning for Teens with Cancer (FACE-TC). FACE-TC required participants and their families to attend

Children with asthma who visited an allergy specialist were 21% less likely to visit the ED or be hospitalized compared with children who did not, according to findings published in The Journal of Pediatrics. “Studies in adults have shown that even one asthma specialist visit improves outcomes for patients, including reductions in ED visits and prescriptions for asthma reliever