Pediatrics news

Adolescent health is at a tipping point, global analysis suggests

By 2030, there will still be over 1 billion of the world's adolescents (aged 10–24 years) living in countries where preventable and treatable health problems like HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, unsafe sex, depression, poor ...

Scientists develop new treatment with potential to tackle most common form of childhood cancer

A combination of two drugs could improve outcomes and reduce the need for toxic chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common cancer in childhood and one that can be particularly difficult ...

Selenium exposure during pregnancy may reduce childhood streptococcal infections

Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, suggesting a potential protective effect.

Majority of youth overdose deaths from 2018 to 2022 were driven by fentanyl alone, study reveals

Fatal drug overdoses among youth aged 15 to 24 in the United States involving synthetic opioids alone—not mixed with other substances—soared by 168% over the five-year time period from 2018 to 2022, a study shows. Published ...

Changes in BMI during adolescence may explain link between air pollution exposure and insulin resistance

Changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) during adolescence play an important role in the association between air pollution exposure and insulin resistance, according to a new study led by investigators from the Keck School of Medicine ...

Study finds alarming rates of anxiety and depression in children with long COVID

A new study from the Kennedy Krieger Institute is calling attention to an emerging mental health crisis among children with long COVID. Researchers found that nearly 40% of pediatric patients with long COVID reported feeling ...

Fluoride bans in public water systems threaten oral health of rural and low-income kids, pediatrician warns

Florida recently became the second state to sign into law a ban on fluoride in public water systems, joining a wave of local and statewide efforts to restrict community fluoridation. The policy takes effect in July 2025. ...

Standardizing disposable vape devices may curb young people's desire to try them

Standardizing the color and branding of disposable vaping devices may deter young people who have never smoked or vaped from trying them in the first place, suggests a comparative study, published online in the journal Tobacco ...

Nicotine pouch use in teens linked to lower risk for continued vaping

Nicotine pouch use in adolescence is associated with a lower likelihood of continued vaping, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Pregnant people and infants in US communities prone to wildfire smoke often lack geographic access to health care

The perinatal health care system in the U.S. is not prepared to treat patients impacted by wildfire smoke in a timely manner, according to the first study on this issue. Michel Boudreaux, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health ...

Giving children with autism a voice in their own therapy helps them overcome everyday challenges, study finds

A University of Missouri researcher has used an existing approach in a new way to support children with autism—by including them in therapy planning.

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 ...

Thousands of young children worldwide still swallowing magnets despite increased regulations

Thousands of young children worldwide are still swallowing magnets despite an increase in regulations, finds a review of the available evidence, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.

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 ...