Pediatrics news

Publix recalls baby food over possible lead contamination

Publix is recalling one of its popular GreenWise baby food pouches because it may contain lead, the company said this week.

Maternal air pollution exposure worsens asthma severity for offspring

A mother's exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can increase asthma risk in her adult offspring, according to a new mouse study published at the ATS 2025 International Conference. Researchers also found that offspring ...

New protein target discovered for childhood medulloblastomas

Medulloblastomas are one of the most common childhood brain cancers. Group-3 medulloblastomas are particularly aggressive and incurable, contributing to childhood cancer deaths. Led by University of Michigan researchers, ...

Road emission policies could prevent 1.9 million deaths by 2040, study finds

Smart policies addressing road transport emissions could save 1.9 million lives and prevent 1.4 million new children's asthma cases worldwide by 2040, according to a new study.

Doctors warn of magnetic toy dangers as study reveals hundreds of children hospitalized

Parents are being warned against buying toys containing magnets after new data revealed that hundreds of children have been hospitalized from swallowing them.

Poll reveals some parents say they waited too long to stop pacifier use or thumb-sucking in children

Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe babies and ease them to sleep, but some parents struggle with knowing when and how to stop these habits, a new national poll suggests.

Early puberty may increase risk of overweight later in life for girls, finds study

Girls who enter puberty early have a higher risk of developing overweight later in life—even if they were not overweight as children.

Not their parents' disease: Researchers tackle puzzling youth-onset type 2 diabetes

By the time Kristen Nadeau, MD, MS, began her fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2001, concern in her field over an emerging disease in youth had risen to the point that ...

Laying the groundwork to diagnose speech impairments in children with clinical AI tool

Speech and language impairments affect over a million children every year, and identifying and treating these conditions early is key to helping these children overcome them. Clinicians struggling with time, resources, and ...

Ciliary dysfunction linked to bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity in infants

Premature infants are at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD, a type of lung injury associated with increased mortality. Now a new study published at the ATS 2025 International Conference shows that ciliary dynamics ...

A step toward lifesaving therapy for premature infants in respiratory distress

So your primary school child has a 'boyfriend' or 'girlfriend'. Should you be worried?

If you have a child in primary school, you may not be expecting to help them manage romantic relationships. Surely this is an issue for the high school years?

Study shows infant immune systems respond differently to severe COVID-19

Infants hospitalized with severe COVID-19 have significantly different immune responses than adults or older children. The finding comes from scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Jackson Laboratory for ...

Americans say benefits of MMR vaccine for children outweigh risks by nearly 5-1, survey finds

The United States is in the midst of the second-highest year of measles cases since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated in this country, meaning that cases within the United States originated outside the country. ...

'It takes a village': Community-led approach can reduce youth suicide risk

Empowering everyday community members to lead suicide prevention efforts—by promoting wellness, strengthening relationships and implementing tailored actions—can significantly reduce the risk among youth.

HHS, FDA begin 'Operation Stork Speed' to improve quality of infant formula

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have begun to comprehensively review the nutritional value of infant formula, a program the agencies have dubbed Operation Stork Speed.

Sleep-related infant deaths are on the rise: Expert on keeping sleeping babies safer

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 3,500 sleep-related deaths among babies in the United States each year. The leading cause of death for infants 1 month to 1 year is ...

Newborn vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of ADHD, schizophrenia and autism

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving the University of Queensland has found.

Most newborns naturally eliminate HPV infections within first six months of life, study finds

Nearly all newborns who contract human papillomavirus in the perinatal stage will eliminate the virus in the first six months of life, with very little persistence or recurrence, according to a new Canadian study published ...

Exposure to air pollution in childhood linked to poorer health in late adolescence

Young people in the U.K. who lived in polluted areas during their early years are more likely to report worse general health than their peers at age 17, according to new UCL research.

Cyberbullying in any form can be traumatizing for kids, study reveals

As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing body of research showing that cyberbullying should be considered an adverse childhood experience (ACE)—a category of childhood trauma ...

AAP updates guidance on evaluation, treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preemies

In a clinical report published in the May issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics presents updated guidance on the evaluation and treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants.

Violence between parents or in the community increases risk of child punishment

Exposure to higher rates of violence in the larger social context may spill over to family violence, including caregivers' use of physical child abuse, according to a new University of Michigan study published in the journal ...

Research finds link between gene activity in babies noses and wheezing illnesses

New findings from the Barwon Infant Study show the pattern of gene activity in babies' noses is strongly linked to their risk of subsequent wheezing illnesses.

School dinners may encourage picky teenagers to eat better, says new study

Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky-eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new University of Bristol-led study. The findings are published in the Journal of ...