Findings from a study in JAMA Network Open reveal valuable insight into the way cannabis legalization has impacted the perceptions of pregnant women who use cannabis in the US.
Mary Anne Meskis; Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD; Kelly Knupp, MD; and Joseph E. Sullivan, MD, provide advice for physicians treating patients with Dravet syndrome or LGS.
A 22-month-old female patient with sickle cell disease on folic acid and penicillin prophylaxis with a 3-day history of nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, fever and decreased oral intake presents to the emergency department (ED) for acute facial swelling noted when she woke up from a nap. What's the diagnosis?
As more and more states legalize recreational marijuana, caregivers need to be vigilant about keeping products out of reach of children.
A 19-year-old young woman presents with rapid onset weight loss. What's the diagnosis?
Unless there are substantive societal changes at many levels, the answer may be yes.
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for pediatric care dates to the ancient Egyptians and remains popular with patients, parents, and providers seeking a holistic approach to pediatric care.
Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) is often mild, but can lead to cardiovascular harm. Ensuring the safe return to sports by affected children will be a necessity.
Improvement in access to mental health resources for children would decrease vicarious trauma of foster parents and social workers via improved living and working conditions.
A 5-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department in 2016 with altered mental status, decreased activity, fever, and decreased oral intake. What's the diagnosis?
Delaying diagnosis and treatment for this early childhood disorder can lead to worse outcomes, so early recognition is crucial.
This article discusses past and future development of mRNA vaccines, and how they have been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today's hospitals and medical practices face the challenge of remaining relevant in an extremely dynamic, competitive, and evolving market.
Here is what pediatric health care providers need to know about this often debilitating disorder.
New research suggests adolescent obesity could increase risk of type 1 diabetes in young adulthood.
Todd Wolynn, MD, stresses the need for effective communication within the pediatric physician community to combat misinformation, particularly about influenza vaccination.
Pediatric health care providers understand that eating disorders are not lifestyle choices but life-threatening mental health conditions.
In a newborn nursery, a newborn boy shows signs of irritability, high tone, and tremors on day of life 1. His mother’s past medical history is significant for preeclampsia, previous opiate and cocaine abuse, and current tobacco use and she was incarcerated during the pregnancy. What's the diagnosis?
The European Commission has granted an expanded approval to ravulizumab-cwvz to include children with a body weight of at least 10 kg, as well as adolescents, with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
A higher TRV was significantly associated with cerebrovascular disease and persistent albuminuria in children with SCD across two large cohorts.
A look at the highlights from the 30th annual Pediatric Pharmacy Association meeting.
ATA publishes 2024 policy agenda after solid year of advocacy in 2023.
A 16-year-old girl presents for evaluation of a rash on her left forearm, which was 2 enlarging red areas that became increasingly pruritic and edematous. What's the diagnosis?
A 5-month-old girl with a large scalp infantile hemangioma (IH), present since 6 weeks of age, is evaluated in the emergency department for lethargy and pallor.
Brittany Craiglow, MD, and Angela J Lamb, MD, share closing thoughts on the role of pediatricians and emerging treatments in the pipeline for pediatric AD.
A 17-year-old male patient presents with multiple lesions developed on his trunk, face, and extremities that had previously been solitary, red expanding lesion on his right arm at the site of a tick bite that occurred during a hike.
Catch up on all the latest in ADHD from the The American Professional Society of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and Related Disorders (APSARD) virtual 2022 Annual Meeting.
We seek to reduce vaccine side effects—but what about the social media-compounded fears of anti-COVID vaccination?
The COVID-19 vaccine, and the speed at which it was developed, is the medical breakthrough of our lifetimes.
Errors in patient records are surprisingly common, so easing access to them could harm outcomes.