Improved House Design Reduces Malaria and Respiratory Infections in Children
A cluster-randomized trial in rural Africa shows that Star Homes lower malaria incidence by 44% and improve linear growth in children.
Standardized Protocol Alters Medication Use in Pediatric Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome
Implementation of a clinical pathway increased capsaicin and metoclopramide use while reducing haloperidol dosages in adolescents.
Clinical Pathway Reduces Pediatric CT Use to 22 Percent
A multidisciplinary protocol met national quality benchmarks while cutting emergency department wait times by over 100 minutes.
School Transition Drives Adolescent Well-being Decline More Than Aging
A longitudinal study of 20,910 students shows secondary school transition triggers well-being deficits lasting over two years.
French Cohort Study Maps Perinatal Risks for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
A study of 7.4 million children identifies shared and distinct risk factors for ADHD, autism, and intellectual disability.
Open-Source AI Models Accurately Classify Pediatric Pneumonia on Radiographs
Large language models match physician adjudication of free-text reports, surpassing traditional machine learning in the emergency department.
Kennedy Infant Death Accelerated Neonatal Research and Halved Mortality Rates
The 1963 loss of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy catalyzed federal funding that transformed respiratory distress syndrome into a survivable condition.
Activity Modality and Social Context Alter Pediatric Brain Structure
A longitudinal study of 8,230 children links physical-social engagement to increased frontoparietal volume and lower psychiatric risk.
Prenatal Sterol-Inhibiting Drugs Linked to Increased Autism Risk
A study of 6 million births found that common medications disrupting cholesterol synthesis increase autism risk in a dose-dependent manner.
Experts Define 50 Hospital-Based Criteria for Pediatric Critical Illness
A consensus-based framework provides standardized metrics to identify high-risk children and benchmark emergency medical services performance.
Pediatric HIV Linked to Reduced Auditory Cortex Activation Despite Normal Hearing
Functional MRI reveals central auditory processing deficits in children with HIV that may bypass standard clinical audiometry.
Maternal Third-Trimester Vaccination Lowers Infant COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk
Prepregnancy vaccination fails to protect infants, while third-trimester mRNA doses reduce hospitalization risk by over 60 percent.