pediatrics

Today, 11-year-old Logan Fitzpatrick of Malverne, New York, spends his time playing baseball, practicing tae kwon do, painting, and cheering on the Mets and the Islanders.

Fine particulate matter from wildfires is associated with a rise in mental health emergencies among youth. A new study links this smoke to an increase in hospital visits for anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia in children and teenagers.

I am pleased to share findings from our randomized clinical trial published in the in 2023 evaluating the effects of dual-strain probiotics on weight gain among premature neonates in Afghanistan. Encouragingly, two meta-analyses published in 2024 have recently supported the findings of our study.

I am pleased to share the findings of our randomized clinical trial, published in 2023, which demonstrated the beneficial effects of dual-strain probiotics on weight gain among premature neonates in Afghanistan. Encouragingly, subsequent meta-analyses have supported the findings of our study.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-53232-w Music-integrated strength–proprioceptive training improves lower-limb performance and postural balance in adolescents with visual impairment: a randomized controlled trial

For ten years, the Fr1da study, coordinated by Helmholtz Munich, has been investigating whether early stages of type 1 diabetes in children can be detected in routine pediatric care.

High-dose vitamin D3 supplementation from mid-pregnancy to early postpartum was associated with better verbal and visual memory in children at age 10. The post hoc analysis suggests prenatal vitamin D3 exposure may support selected cognitive functions, although findings require cautious interpretation.

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is embracing the healing power of music by launching a unique music therapy program.

From prenatal diagnosis through real‑time NICU neurocritical monitoring and lifelong follow‑up, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is celebrating a decade and a half of integrated neurologic care that is unmatched in Southern California.

More than one in 10 children with medical complexity had an incident reported by home care agency staff, according to a multi-state study recently published in JAMA Network Open. Half of reported events were safety related and a quarter caused harm to the child.

Many cases of iron deficiency in school-aged children could be diagnosed earlier, according to a new study published in Blood Red Cells & Iron, a journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in young children can rarely exhibit a biphasic clinical course with delayed neurological deterioration. We report a 2-year-old boy who fell from 50 cm and briefly lost consciousness with vomiting, initially found to have a right frontotemporoparietal acute subdural hematoma (SDH) with midline shift but no brain contusions. After transient stabilization, he developed …

A major clinical trial in the United States has found that a special recovery program for children undergoing gastrointestinal surgery can dramatically reduce opioid use and help young patients recover faster. The study, led by researchers at Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, showed that children treated with the […] The post New pediatric surgery p…

Kevin Li, PharmD, MS, and Jonathan Luong, PharmD, MS, collaborated with CHOICE Emeritus Professor Beth Devine on a new systematic literature review and network meta-analysis examining biologic treatments for adolescents with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Their... The post CHOICE Fellows Contribute to Pediatric Dermatology Research appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

A recent trial of community-based and nurse-led ultrasound screening for hip dysplasia in Japan has been met with great success, according to new research at the University of Tokyo.

A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, UMass Chan Medical School, and Brown University finds that children's mental health concerns are appearing more often during routine visits with primary care doctors.

A study led by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson showed that giving the antibiotic azithromycin did not help preschool children seen in the hospital emergency room with bouts of severe wheezing.

A Children's Oncology Group pilot study has found that adding chemotherapy to standard immunotherapy after transplant is safe and tolerable in children with high-risk neuroblastoma.

International collaboration in research, diagnosis and care is critical to reducing the risk of serious heart conditions for children with Kawasaki disease worldwide, according to a new science advisory published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

New research presented at the 2026 ATS International Conference shows that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) significantly improves functioning and quality of life in children with chronic respiratory conditions, regardless of whether lung function itself improves.