The American Academy of Pediatrics has released 5 surgical practices that physicians and patients should question as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign.
In a recent study, researchers sought to examine the effects of statin therapy initiation in childhood on the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life among children with familial hypercholesterolemia.
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Researchers investigated 25 potential factors that could be used to predict the development and resolution of overweight and obesity in young children.
To investigate the etiology of acute flaccid myelitis, researchers examined cerebrospinal fluid samples from 29 children with AFM and 71 unmatched children with other neurologic diseases.
Ève Dubé, PhD, answered our questions about vaccine hesitancy, best practices for increasing vaccination rates, and the best communication strategy to use with patients/caregivers—topics she also presented...
The authors performed a systematic review of data of more than 1300 children to determine whether a positive ANA result could be useful for the diagnosis of autoimmune rheumatological conditions.
The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a new Draft Recommendation Statement on primary care interventions for illicit drug use in children, adolescents, and young adults.
