Miranda Hester

Often what parents reach for to relieve a child’s pain or fever, a new meta-analysis looks at the efficacy and safety of ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

Oral immunotherapy has been an effective way to treat peanut and egg allergies. Can baked egg therapy improve food allergy outcomes in children who can tolerate baked eggs?

Recent guidelines recommend using commercially available plasmalike isotonic fluid therapy, but could this have a negative impact on acutely ill children.

Suicide is on the rise among children and teenagers. Access to mental health care isn’t always as accessible in rural areas as it is in urban centers. Are pediatric patients in these regions lacking much-needed suicide prevention services?

Sklice (ivermectin) lotion, 0.5% has been approved for over-the-counter (OTC) use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in children aged 6 months and older.

Many newborns get a blood transfusion because of surgery, but could preoperative blood transfusion do more harm than good?

The impact of COVID-19 on mental health is hard to measure. A report offers a look at how quarantine impacted the mental health of university students.

Breastfeeding has a number of positive influences on a child. Is reducing infections one them?

A new report looks into how environmental exposures can negatively impact an adolescent’s perceived stress.

With a rise in vaccine hesitancy, it’s more important than ever to have strong vaccine adherence. A poster at the virtual 2020 ID Week looks at how vaccine type can impact diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination.

When treating patients with anorexia nervosa and malnourishment, the current standard of care involves starting with low calories and then advancing with caution. A new investigation examines whether a higher calorie refeeding protocol could be more beneficial to patients with no increase in adverse events.

More than 1 condition can have an impact on health outcomes. A new investigation examines how multimorbidity can impact educational outcomes.

Hospitalization is a potentially fraught period for a child’s health. An investigation examines whether a parent’s limited comfort with English could exacerbate outcomes.

As more children return to the pediatric office, the need to create safety protocols is imperative. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has created guidance for developing them.

Controlling exposure to antibiotics is important for stewardship programs, and is even more important in neonatal intensive care unit. A report on a quality improvement program offers some good news.

An investigation looks into whether exposure to maternal epidural during delivery has an impact on risk for autism spectrum disorder.

An investigation examines how governmental spending, in both health and nonhealth areas, can impact infant mortality rates.

A report examines the impact of Medicaid funding on how many neonates undergo circumcision.

Newborn screenings can help with a number of conditions. An investigation examines the impact of them on the outcomes of children with inherited metabolic diseases.

Overall, COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting minority populations in the United States. A report examines if this holds true in the pediatric population.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss the effectively use of technology in pediatrics.

Economic downturns have an impact on not just adult health, but pediatric health. A report examines the effect that such downturns have on pediatric hospitalizations.

The influenza vaccine has been recommended as a key way to reduce severe influenza in children. An investigation examines how effective the 2018-2019 vaccine was in preventing hospitalization and emergency department visits.

Minority children often have worse asthma outcomes than their white peers and many of them attend Head Start preschool programs. An investigation examines whether an intervention including both school and home components improves asthma outcomes.

Quality improvement initiatives frequently tackled catheter-related infections. A report examines the trends over the past several years on these infections in critically ill children.

Research has indicated that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen has an impact on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An investigation offers even more evidence.

School readiness can set the course of a child’s education. A new investigation examines how early intervention could improve school readiness for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Giving up the cigarette habit is difficult to do. Can a 5A-s intervention help adolescents stop smoking?

Marketing the practice may not be what strikes passion for many pediatricians, but it doesn’t need to be a source of worry. A presentation at the virtual 2020 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition offers some tips that don’t require a lot of time, money, or even skill.

Genital exams to determine whether a patient has been abused or for some other reason can cause discomfort in many pediatricians. A presentation at the virtual 2020 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition showed how clinicians can overcome this fear as well as what the clinician should do to prepare for such exams.