Breastfeeding Initiation Rates Increased During 2022 Infant Formula Crisis
Increase particularly pronounced among mothers with lower education levels, Medicaid recipients, Black mothers
Genomics-Informed Model Beneficial for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Genetic diagnoses result in direct changes in management for patients with a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant
Modest Decline Seen in Portal Messaging With Billing Implementation
8.8 percent decrease seen in volume of patient-initiated medical advice message threads in six months after implementation
U.S. Seeing Sharp Rise in Norovirus Cases This December
Norovirus outbreaks have surged this winter, with 91 cases reported in early December
Influenza Vaccine Effective Against Severe Illness in Children
Vaccine effectiveness of 52.8 percent seen for ED visits, 52.3 percent for noncritical hospitalization, 50.4 percent for critical hospitalization
Disparities Seen in Firearm, Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in U.S. Youth
APCs for firearm homicides were similar for Black and Hispanic males aged 15 to 19 years; dramatic increase seen for Black females aged 15 to 19 years
U.S. Health Care Spending Reached $4.9 Trillion in 2023
Health sector's share of the economy was similar in 2023 and 2022, but lower than in 2020 and 2021, during height of COVID-19
FDA Approves Ryoncil for Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host After Allo-HSCT
Ryoncil is first FDA-approved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for pediatric patients aged 2 months or older
Children Have Various Symptoms Within Five Years Before MS Diagnosis
Nine ICD-10 codes were seen more often in children with multiple sclerosis versus controls without MS
Exposure to Extreme Heat Stress Linked to ED Visits in Children
Increased risks seen for ED visits, hospital admissions due to infectious disease and enteritis, and heat-related illness
