News

Although more adolescents are being vaccinated against human papillomavirus, adoption rates for the vaccine are still low in the United States, with 4 out of 10 girls remaining unvaccinated.

Treatment of transgender teenagers may often focus on gender reassignment and hormonal therapy, but a new report offers a glimpse at a host of other issues that pediatricians can help these young persons manage.

A just-released survey from the National Center for Health Statistics reveals new insights into teenaged sexuality in the United States and data behind the falling teenaged birth rate.

The parents of a 3-year-old girl with a history of a slowly regressing infantile hemangioma on her right forehead were afraid that she was developing a new hemangioma near her right eye.

While an array of exciting technologies have emerged in recent years, we narrowed this list down to thosewith the greatest potential to boost the efficiency and profitability

White blood cell (WBC) count, even extreme leukocytosis, does not predict serious bacterial infection (SBI), according to a recent study.

Dangerous underwater breath-holding behaviors (DUBBs) while swimming have led to deaths among teenagers.

A new study questions the traditional belief that the sensitivity of the urinalysis (UA) for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) is not optimal in young infants.

Although parents of children who turn out to have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often express concerns about their child’s development early on, providers are far less likely to respond proactively to these concerns-instead delivering a reassuring/passive response-than to address parental concerns about intellectual disability/developmental delay (ID/DD).

Pediatric sports and activity participation is on the rise. It is estimated that up to 45 million children are involved in some form of athletics.1 On the whole, exercise is something to be encouraged in today’s children, with benefits of improving physical fitness, increasing social interaction with peers, decreasing stress, achieving self-efficacy, and gaining experience in goal setting, teamwork, and commitment.

A 2012 Huffington Post article described the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) studies conducted by Vince Felitti and Rob Anda as “the most important public health study that you have never heard of.”

In June, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) declined to recommend that a newly approved serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine series be used universally in adolescents aged 16 to 18 years, basically leaving the decision up to parents and providers.

Sports participation is on the rise among youth in the United States. As we continue to address childhood obesity, it is encouraging to see that the number of high school students playing sports has continued to increase yearly since 1983.

Although drug manufacturers are required to include new safety information for pregnant and lactating women on their labels, much more clinical data is needed to determine whether products are safe for that population, according to professors and clinicians.

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections were first reported in the literature in the mid-1990s. Soon thereafter, the disease became an epidemic.

With increased numbers of children and adolescents participating in a wide variety of sports, ensuring safety while encouraging athleticism paves a way for these young people to enjoy a lifetime of activity and, for some, competitive sports by reducing as much as possible the real risk of injury that can alter this trajectory with a single blow to the face.

In this third of 4 articles, Dr Farber shares more wisdom gleaned from years of practice.

As if antibiotic resistance wasn’t problem enough, researchers now believe antibiotic use may play a role in the development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

As part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, the American Academy of Pediatrics worked with a team of neonatologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston to devise a list of the top 5 tests and treatments that can be left out of routine newborn care because of cost or lack of efficacy.

As the popularity of telemedicine grows, the American Academy of Pediatrics offers guidance on the best ways to use this emerging technology.

A federal task force recently examined how pediatricians diagnose and manage speech and language problems in young children. What does its new report say about screening for such developmental delays in primary care settings?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices discussed vaccination for serogroup B meningococcal disease (MenB) at its June 2015 meeting and voted its recommendation. What does ACIP’s decision mean for your practice?

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has unveiled new recommendations for pediatricians treating children and adolescents who have become obese.

Migraines in children have been associated with anxiety and depression as well as physical and psychiatric morbidity. How can a new intervention for pediatric migraine improve and potentially eliminate these headache symptoms in the pediatric/adolescent population?

Clinicians caring for children with congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) now have new evidence-based recommendations to guide their evaluation, diagnosis, and management of the disease in pediatric patients.

A roundup of new and updated guidelines that you may have missed.

For parents of a child with type 1 diabetes, hypoglycemia can be a scary-and fatal-complication, but a treatment is in development that gives parents and caregivers a new way to keep glucose levels in check.

If there is no link between vaccines and conditions such as autism, why do pediatricians spend so much time talking about this topic with parents?