Tag: Kids: Misc.
Parents Do Not Always Prepare for Well-Child Visits
Only one in four parents prepare questions in advance for their provider
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Lipid Disorder Screening in Children
Current evidence is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening in a pediatric population
Most U.S. Children Have Adequate Geographic Access to Cancer Care
Some disparities exist by racial and ethnic groups, rural residents, and areas with high deprivation levels
Longer School Absence After Concussion May Increase Symptom Burden
Authors say early return to school (in less than three days) may ultimately speed recovery
Pediatric Cannabis Poisoning Increased With Edible Cannabis Sales
Canadian provinces permitting edible cannabis sales experienced much larger increases in hospitalizations for unintentional poisoning
Emergency Department Preparedness Cuts Mortality Risk in Children
Emergency departments in highest quartile of pediatric readiness had lower in-hospital mortality among injured and medically ill children
Respiratory Virus Coinfection May Up SARS-CoV-2 Severity in Children Under 5
For children younger than 5 years, having any viral codetection or rhinovirus/enterovirus codetection significantly linked to severe illness
Cannabis Legalization Tied to Increases in Pediatric Asthma
Increases seen compared with states where neither recreational nor medical legalization has occurred
Sequencing IDs Genetic Diagnoses for Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Causal variants identified in 43 genes; almost all children had causative variant(s) in only one gene
Vaccination Coverage Down in Kindergarteners During 2021 to 2022
Vaccination coverage decreased 0.4 to 0.9 percent compared with the 2020 to 2021 school year