Systemic Steroids Accelerate Symptom Resolution in Orbital Cellulitis
An American Academy of Ophthalmology review finds steroids safe but notes inconsistent effects on hospital stay and surgical rates.
Patient-Provided Video Footage Influences Pediatric Trauma Management Decisions
Reviewing video of injury mechanisms altered imaging and specialist consultation plans in over half of pediatric emergency cases.
Prenatal Depression Does Not Alter Infant Oral Microbiome at Birth
A cohort study of 324 mother-infant pairs finds no link between maternal affective symptoms and neonatal microbial diversity or composition.
Chronic and Social Needs Linked to High School Absenteeism
A national study finds children with both chronic health conditions and social instability face a 9.4% risk of missing 11 or more school days.
Absence of Chest Pain Predicts Severe Pediatric Myocarditis Risk
A retrospective study identifies hemodynamic instability and elevated procalcitonin as key markers for ICU admission in children.
Delaying Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination Increases Infections and Costs
A Markov model of 3.6 million infants shows even a two-month delay in the birth dose raises mortality and healthcare expenditures.
Automated MRI Segmentation Establishes Brain Volume Norms for Very Preterm Infants
Sex-stratified reference ranges for 26 brain regions provide a clinical baseline to identify developmental deviations at term-equivalent age.
Targeted Hepatitis B Birth Vaccination May Increase Neonatal Infections
A simulation of 3.6 million infants suggests replacing universal birth doses with targeted strategies could add 628 neonatal infections.
Online Therapist-Assisted Program Reduces Posttraumatic Stress in Injured Children
A randomized trial shows a digital cognitive behavioral intervention lowers symptom scores for six months following pediatric hospitalization.
Symptom-Based Dosing Reduces Discharge Time in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal
A cluster randomized trial shows symptom-based dosing shortens medical readiness for discharge when paired with the Eat, Sleep, Console model.
Machine Learning Model Predicts One-Year Rehospitalization in Preterm Infants
A retrospective study of 2,226 infants identifies clinical and socioeconomic factors linked to a 16.1% readmission rate.
Genetic Diagnosis and Multisuture Fusion Predict Chiari Risk in Lambdoid Synostosis
Longitudinal data suggest routine MRI screening is unnecessary for isolated unilambdoid synostosis but essential for multisuture cases.