Tag: Kids: Misc.

Rate of emergency department visits decreased 80 and 82 percent in 2020 versus previous two years for week starting March 22

No significant changes seen in RCADS anxiety subscale, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire emotional problems subscale

Delays in medical care attributable to COVID-19 may cause additional morbidity in children

Suspected heroin overdoses decreased among youth aged 15 to 24 years from April 2016 to September 2019

Permanent neurological deficits infrequent in follow-up among 129 children receiving MRI-guided laser therapy

Children born <28 weeks had highest rate of hospital admission; risk also up for children born at 38 weeks

Tighter industry regulation tied to fewer emergency department visits, while lack of rules tied to more visits

Cough, rhinorrhea not predictive of positive test; anosmia/ageusia, nausea/vomiting, headache, fever were most predictive

Among adults with abdominal pain, use of CT in emergency department consistently increased from 1997 to 2016

Rates more than three times higher in Black children in New York City versus White children