Gastroenterology

When breastfeeding is not an option, caregivers will turn to infant formulas to meet their child’s nutritional needs.

Carissa M. Baker-Smith, MD, MPH, explains how a multidisciplinary team works together to diagnose and treat hypertension, as well as obesity in children.

Across all age groups, obesity rates increased during the pandemic and decreased in the post-pandemic period (P < 0.01).

A poster session evaluated early evidence from the randomized controlled iREACH trial.

A recent nationally representative survey revealed what types of meals parents believe are healthy for their children, and how much food is the healthy amount.

The FDA has approved lutetium Lu 177 dotatate for pediatric patients with somatostatin receptor-positive gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Treatment with intravenous iron therapy proves more efficacious than oral or no iron therapy in improving hemoglobin in pediatric patients admitted with IBD and IDA.

A discussion of outpatient management and treatment of eating disorders in youth patients, plus the importance of a multidisciplinary team throughout the process.

Latest guidelines, treatments, and when to refer to a specialist.

TNX-2900 was previously granted Orphan Drug designation by the federal agency in 2022 for the treatment of PWS.

Gluten-free meal plans can be a critical treatment option and necessity for those with celiac disease. But for children with no medical conditions or restrictions? A gluten-free diet should not be the mainstay diet.

The approval makes dupilumab the first and only treatment specifically indicated for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) patients aged 1 to 11 years that weigh at least 33 lbs (15 kg).

Though the association of BMI gain and 100% fruit juice in children was “small,” authors concluded their findings support public health guidance to limit consumption of the beverage to prevent overweight and obesity.

Compared to placebo, linaclotide demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in spontaneous bowel movement(s) (SBM) frequency rate, and was subsequently approved by the FDA in June 2023.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is planning to recommend that comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions be the primary effective intervention for weight loss in children and adolescents with high body mass indexes (BMI).

Data from a 4-year trial of preschool-aged children offers new insight into the effects of initiating obesity management strategies among children in early life.

Watch as Rob Knight, PhD, Wolfe Endowed Chair in Microbiome Science at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, professor of pediatrics, UCSD, talks the gut microbiome and the potential associations with cognitive and neurological conditions in children, and why the topic is gaining interest and momentum.

Investigators concluded that clinicians should be aware, for individuals with a prior rotavirus-associated hospitalization, of an elevated susceptibility to autoimmune disease in these patients. 

To combat this association, study investigators concluded a reduction in daily soft drink consumption should be a priority among school-going adolescents.

This recent research indicates the necessity for clinicians to be aware of the higher autoimmune disease susceptibility of those with previous rotavirus-associated hospitalization.

A new scientific statement indicates lifestyle interventions may change the trajectory of obesity-related cardiovascular risk from onset in childhood to manifestation in adulthood.

GLP-1 receptor agonists, used to treat diabetes, are now also being used for obesity in children and adolescents.

An analysis of data from nearly 750,000 adolescents from more than 40 countries offers insight into the changing, and possibly inaccurate, perceptions of healthy body weight among younger people since the turn of the century.

Nicole Peña Sahdala, MD, internist, gastroenterologist specialist in bariatric endoscopy, ABIM certified, discusses the rise in bariatric surgery among youth, and why other forms of care, such as lifestyle changes and education, are essential before any surgery is performed.

Links between teenager anxiety and gastrointestinal (GI) issues are the subject of this Contemporary Pediatrics® interview with Julia Anderson, MD, MSCI; and Sara Francis, PhD.