Is day care bad for children?

In a Hirschsprung disease mouse model, diet shifted gut microbes and inflammation, with a 3-fold survival difference between standard diets.

The latest IDSA histoplasmosis update adds a consensus statement on severe disease and outlines when children with pulmonary infection warrant itraconazole therapy.

ISPAD, EASD, and ADA urge pediatric diabetes teams to build center-specific transition policies, use readiness checklists, and ensure timely handoffs to adult clinicians.

Sleep specialist Rashi Kochhar, MD, explains how consistent bedtimes and wake times can support adequate sleep and daytime functioning during the school year.

A national claims analysis found 16.8% of pediatric GLP-1 users developed a nutritional deficiency within a year, most often vitamin D, while few received nutritional counseling.

Consistent sleep schedules can ease the back-to-school transition for children and teens

Adding questions about routines and predictability may provide pediatricians with a broader picture of childhood adversity and mental health risk.

Higher preconception maternal and paternal vitamin B12 was tied to fewer birth defects in a Shanghai cohort of 3032 couples.