Ibrahim Gwarzo, DrPH, MPH, MBBS, explains his study that found timely opioid administration was associated with lower hospitalization rates for children with uncomplicated sickle cell pain.

A recently immigrated mother from India presents in preterm labor at 32 6/7 weeks and delivers a vigorous baby whose initial blood culture is positive at 18 hours of life with gram negative rods.

Real-world evidence supports neffy as comparable to epinephrine injection in anaphylaxis care.

Results suggest that a single, brief exposure to general anesthesia for surgery is unlikely to impair short-term neurodevelopment in young children.

Prompt opioid dosing in emergency care may reduce hospital stays for children with sickle cell disease pain, new research revealed.

A recently immigrated mother from India presents in preterm labor at 32 6/7 weeks and delivers a vigorous baby whose initial blood culture result is positive at 18 hours of life with gram-negative rods.

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Parents may ask your expert advice on whether to use an SBE or PBE diaper, or a regular one with manual application of ointment, for the treatment/prevention of minor diaper rashes.

"The financial cost should be minimal; if you can see 1 or 2 extra patients per month, the AI scribe should pay for itself."

The FDA approves recombinant VWF for pediatric von Willebrand disease, enhancing treatment options for children during bleeding episodes and surgeries.

Fewer than half of Medicaid-enrolled children with sickle cell disease in Michigan received dental care in 2022, new study shows.

New evidence-based guideline provides 22 recommendations to standardize nutritional care for neonates after enterostomy.

Universal EHR-based decision support eliminated racial disparities in adolescent chlamydia and gonorrhea testing in pediatric EDs.

Arcutis has submitted an sNDA to the FDA for roflumilast cream 0.3% for plaque psoriasis in children aged 2 to 5 years.

Study finds lean mass and fitness protect against anxiety and depression, while visceral adiposity increases risk in children aged 8-11.

Nicotine poisoning can include confusion, vomiting, and loss of consciousness.

Certain dietary fats trigger neutrophilic asthma by activating lung immune cells independent of obesity, study findings show.

A look back at the FDA submissions and regulatory decisions in the pediatric health care space from August 2025.

Take a quick look at everything you may have missed this month, including the top FDA approvals and latest clinical updates.

Researchers have created the first standardized tool to identify developmental delays in infants aged as young as 16 days.

Panelists discuss how central precocious puberty involves early activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis before age 8 in girls and age 9 in boys. This requires individualized treatment decisions based on factors such as growth velocity, bone age advancement, and psychosocial impact, with GnRH agonist therapies available in multiple formulations (injections and implants) that effectively suppress puberty while preserving final height potential and have reassuring long-term safety profiles for bone health and fertility outcomes.

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Adolescents from socioeconomically deprived families reported more eating disorder symptoms, highlighting disparities in risk and diagnosis.

AAP issues new report urging early, routine screening for mental, emotional, and behavioral problems in pediatric care to improve outcomes.