Pediatrics News and Research

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COVID-19 has exacerbated adolescent mental health crises and suicidality

The past decade has seen a worrisome increase in mental health crises among adolescents. A new study led by Patricia Ibeziako, MD, associate chief of clinical services in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services at Boston Children's Hospital, shows that the situation worsened with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

17 May 2022

Adolescent and young adult leukemia survivors have reduced long-term survival compared to peers without cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have reduced long-term survival rates compared to their peers without cancer.

13 May 2022

Feinberg students take arts and humanities seminars during medical school career

Since 1989, Feinberg has offered arts and humanities seminars as an integral component of its MD curriculum, allowing students to approach the world of medicine and healthcare from different perspectives and with new skills.

12 May 2022

UMSOM researchers participate in Big Ten health registry to learn about cardiac issues in athletes recovering from COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have been collaborating on an extensive heart registry that includes student-athletes in the Big Ten athletic conference, to learn more about cardiac issues in those who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection.

11 May 2022

Celebrating contributions to Alzheimer’s research and clinical care

The Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease held the 28th annual Alzheimer Day on May 5, returning to campus for the first time in three years.

9 May 2022

Newer supermarkets in New York City's poorest neighborhoods linked to decrease in childhood obesity

Access to newer supermarkets that offer fresh foods in some of New York City's poorest neighborhoods was linked to a 1 percent decline in obesity rates among public school students living nearby, a new study shows.

9 May 2022

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

Cameron Wright, 16, has always seen himself as a "dude." As a young child, Cameron didn't have the words to explain the disconnect between how he saw himself and how the world saw him. But he knew that despite being born in a girl's body, he was meant to be a boy.

9 May 2022

Obesity increased among children, teens from low-income families during early pandemic months

During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of children and adolescents from low-income families with overweight or obesity increased markedly, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May).

8 May 2022

Insight into Neurological Diagnosis in Children

In this interview, we speak to Amy Brin, MSN, MA, PCNS-BC, CEO of the Child Neurology Foundation, about the current landscape of neurological diagnosis in children and the importance of helping patients and their families through the diagnosis and treatment process.

6 May 2022

Effect of vegetarian food intake on nutritional status and growth of young children

In a new study, researchers examined the association between a vegetarian diet and growth, micronutrients, and lipids among healthy children.

4 May 2022

Researchers reveal the mechanism of action of century-old BCG vaccine

The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world's oldest and most widely used vaccines, used to immunize 100 million newborns every year. Given in countries with endemic TB, it has surprisingly been found to protect newborns and young infants against multiple bacterial and viral infections unrelated to TB. There's even some evidence that it can reduce severity of COVID-19.

4 May 2022

Children without diapers do not get quality sleep, study says

Children whose parents cannot afford diapers do not get quality sleep, according to a study by the Rutgers School of Nursing.

3 May 2022

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research and expand its efforts to prevent, treat and cure HIV infection, and thereby reduce the burden of HIV, locally, nationally, and internationally.

3 May 2022

Researchers call for new focus on support for children's positive health development and well-being

A new Supplement released today in the journal Pediatrics suggests that although we are starting to connect the dots between events and experiences early in life and later adult health challenges, we are not doing nearly enough to intervene in childhood to optimize later health outcomes.

3 May 2022

Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

Months after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) declared a national emergency in child and mental health, Emory University researchers have found that use of school of mental health services went up among key adolescent groups in the year before COVID-19 struck compared to previous years in the U.S. The study offers critical insights about the importance of school mental health services in alleviating the growing youth mental health crisis.

3 May 2022

A “less is more” method may prevent antibiotic overuse in pediatric intensive care unit patients

When a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood culture to identify the cause, particularly if they have reason to worry about sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when chemicals released by immune system cells in the bloodstream to fight an infection trigger inflammation and shock throughout the body.

2 May 2022

Study finds significant decline in attending adult health care appointments among pediatric transplant patients

Young adults who received organ transplants as children may not be regularly attending their doctor appointments after leaving their pediatric providers.

28 Apr 2022

Black and Hispanic people get the same benefits from CAR-T therapy as white patients

CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells, has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers, including certain leukemias, lymphomas, and most recently, multiple myeloma.

28 Apr 2022

Protocols and practices that support breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers reviewed the ways to develop breastfeeding practices in the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

28 Apr 2022

Roswell Park experts to share latest advances in the treatment of blood-related cancers

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center specialists will share the latest advances and developments in the treatment of blood-related cancers at the 2022 Tandem Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) in Salt Lake City, Utah, from April 23 to 26.

26 Apr 2022

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

COVID-19 has exacerbated adolescent mental health crises and suicidality

Adolescent and young adult leukemia survivors have reduced long-term survival compared to peers without cancer

Feinberg students take arts and humanities seminars during medical school career

UMSOM researchers participate in Big Ten health registry to learn about cardiac issues in athletes recovering from COVID-19

Celebrating contributions to Alzheimer’s research and clinical care

Newer supermarkets in New York City's poorest neighborhoods linked to decrease in childhood obesity

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

Obesity increased among children, teens from low-income families during early pandemic months

Insight into Neurological Diagnosis in Children

Effect of vegetarian food intake on nutritional status and growth of young children

Researchers reveal the mechanism of action of century-old BCG vaccine

Children without diapers do not get quality sleep, study says

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

Researchers call for new focus on support for children's positive health development and well-being

Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

A “less is more” method may prevent antibiotic overuse in pediatric intensive care unit patients

Study finds significant decline in attending adult health care appointments among pediatric transplant patients

Black and Hispanic people get the same benefits from CAR-T therapy as white patients

Protocols and practices that support breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic

Roswell Park experts to share latest advances in the treatment of blood-related cancers

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