Sara Kellner

Although rates of survival without major morbidity have improved since 2008 among infants with very low birth weight, they have declined since 2017 for those cared for at safety net hospitals, according to findings published in Pediatrics. “Although we in California and others have observed improving survival and survival without major morbidity over time among infants born very preterm, it

Greater amounts of screen time appeared to be associated with lower executive functioning among preschool-aged children, according to findings published in Academic Pediatrics. According to previous research, screen time was associated with developmental delays and symptoms of anger in toddlers. Additionally, experts reported that toddlers who use tablets may be missing out on interactions with

Children who attend day care are 32% less likely to develop type 1 diabetes compared with children who do not go to day care, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics. The researchers believed this is due to children being exposed to more microbes at day care than at home.

NEW YORK — Vaccine hesitancy is only one factor leading to a decrease in vaccine coverage in the United States, so pediatric providers may need to try multiple strategies to improve vaccine uptake, according to Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP. In his presentation at the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium, O’Leary offered advice for improving vaccine communication based on a

The overall diet quality of U.S. toddlers has improved significantly since 1999, and they consume fewer added sugars, according to a cross-sectional study published in Pediatrics. “Despite the importance of early life influences on diet, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) had minimal dietary recommendations for 0- to 2-year-olds until the 2020-2025 iteration,” Meghan Zimmer,

NEW YORK — In this video, Jacob R. McLean, DO, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University, recaps his presentation on adolescent STI screening and treatment at the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium.Adolescents “bear a really disproportionate share of” the STI burden, McLean said.

NEW YORK — The 37th annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will address the possibility that measles and chickenpox may make a comeback due to waning vaccine coverage. The meeting takes place Nov. 16 and 17 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.

NEW YORK — In this video at the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium, Catherine Mary Healy, MBBCh, describes what she called “an exciting time” for meningococcal vaccines.The CDC recommends vaccinating children aged 11 to 12 years against meningococcal serogroups A, C, W and Y, followed by a booster at age 16 years. In October, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on

Children with normal blood pressure may not need BP screenings as often as current recommendations call for, according to a longitudinal study published in JAMA Pediatrics. The AAP released guidelines in 2017 recommending BP screening at annual well-child visits. However, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force published a statement in 2020 arguing that there is insufficient evidence to

AI identified messages sent through a patient portal by adolescents’ caregivers — and not the patients themselves — three-quarters of the time, but also broke confidentiality in two cases, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.“Clinicians responding to adolescent patient messages understand that patients’ parents or legal guardians (ie, proxies) have

Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, has always prioritized quality patient care as an allergist, but as insurance companies create more barriers for patients, Bansal has been advocating for policies to return to a quality-of-care model.Bansal is an allergist immunologist at the Asthma and Allergy Wellness Center in Saint Charles, Illinois and a faculty member at Northwestern Feinberg