Healthcare systems in New York City have partnered to support vulnerable children with obesity using a telehealth weight management program.
A Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which is temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2, seems more common among children of African ancestry.
The uptake rate of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention has remained low, especially among at-risk adolescents.
A team of investigators conducted a 2-year prospective cohort study to assess the incidence of and outcomes associated with sepsis in newborns.
A combined hepatitis A and typhus vaccine in Australia for use in patients aged > 16 years was shown to be well-tolerated in children aged 2 to 16 years.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of primary care interventions for preventing illicit drug use among children, adolescents, and young adults.
Childhood mortality due to diarrhea remains high in some regions due to a combination of child growth failure, poor water, sanitation, and hygiene, and low oral rehydration therapy coverage.
The use of immune globulin therapy appears to benefit children who experience acute heart failure caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome, according to the findings of a case series recently published in Circulation.
A randomized controlled trial comprising infants revealed a reduced schedule of a 4-component capsular group B meningococcal vaccine (4CMenB) was immunogenic and established immunologic memory after booster vaccination.
Pediatric HIV infection and HIV exposure without infection both had an association with carriage prevalence and densities for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pneumocystis jirovecii.
