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Published: July 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Adolescent Health/Medicine,
Safety
Abstract
A study comparing teen and middle-age drivers involved in fatal crashes examined differences in vehicle age, driver assistance technologies and driver death.
News
Published: July 01, 2025
Abstract
Medical resident death rates remained relatively unchanged over a period of 22 years, but clusters of death by suicide are concerning, a study recent found.
News
Published: June 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Medical Education,
Workforce
Abstract
Applicants from underrepresented groups and lower socioeconomic status support second look visits despite equity and cost concerns from national organizations.
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Mental health diagnoses rise among children on public insurance
Available to PurchasePublished: June 01, 2025
Abstract
Nine categories of mental health or neurodevelopmental disorders also saw significant increases over the study period.
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Therapy dogs may help ease children’s anxiety in ED
Available to PurchasePublished: May 01, 2025
Abstract
Parents and children reported a greater drop in patient anxiety when a therapy dog was added to standard child-life therapy in an emergency department.
News
Youths who saw anti-vaping ads less likely to try e-cigarettes
Available to PurchasePublished: May 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Addiction,
Public Health,
Smoking
Abstract
Youths were asked if they had ever tried vaping nicotine and how frequently they had seen ads from the “Real Cost” anti-vaping campaign.
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Pediatric ED program increased odds of flu vaccination by 15-fold
Available to PurchasePublished: May 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Infectious Diseases,
Influenza
Abstract
Four sites implemented a program offering influenza vaccination to pediatric patients in emergency departments.
News
Published: April 01, 2025
Abstract
A study of young athletes at all organized competitive levels beginning at age 10 found no significant difference in sudden cardiac arrest or death after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Poison centers see rise in energy product exposures among youths
Available to PurchasePublished: April 01, 2025
Abstract
While most exposures resulted in minimal adverse effects, education and awareness are needed among teens, according to study authors.
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Probiotic supplements associated with lower mortality rates in Canadian NICUs
Available to PurchasePublished: April 01, 2025
Abstract
A study of more than 32,000 preterm infants, including some with extremely low birth weight, at Canadian neonatal units found the use of probiotics was associated with decreased mortality rates.
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Most incidental findings on CT scans don’t need immediate follow-up
Available to PurchasePublished: March 01, 2025
News
Children with special health care needs had worse oral health than children without
Available to PurchasePublished: March 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Dentistry/Oral Health
Abstract
Children with special health care needs had significantly worse oral health than children without over a seven-year period, and such children also were more negatively impacted by the pandemic.
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Parents’ internet use, communication style influences teens’ use
Available to PurchasePublished: February 01, 2025
Abstract
A study suggests that limiting an adolescent’s screen time is not as effective at deterring problematic internet usage as keeping an open parent-child dialogue about using the internet.
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Antibiotics more cost-effective than surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis
Available to PurchasePublished: February 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Abdominal Pain,
Surgery
Abstract
A study of 1,068 pediatric patients found that treating uncomplicated appendicitis with intravenous antibiotics was more cost-effective than laparoscopic appendectomy.
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TransYouth Project subjects largely satisfied with gender-affirming care
Available to PurchasePublished: January 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Adolescent Health/Medicine
Abstract
A study found a majority of 220 young people recruited for Princeton University’s TransYouth Project were satisfied with puberty blockers and/or hormone treatments, and 97% intended to continue such care.
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Pandemic led to decline in hospitals admitting pediatric patients
Available to PurchasePublished: January 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Hospital Medicine
Abstract
The number of hospitals with at least one pediatric admission declined by 17.2% from 2019 to 2021, according to a study measuring the pandemic’s effect on pediatric hospital care.
News
Published: January 01, 2025
TOPICS:
Influenza,
Vaccine/Immunization,
COVID-19
Abstract
A biannual report on vaccine administration shows reported errors by practitioners continued to trend up in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Racial, ethnic disparities persist in deaths due to firearms, motor vehicle crashes among youths
Available to PurchasePublished: December 23, 2024
Abstract
An analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found racial and ethnic disparities among deaths due to firearms and motor vehicle crashes among youths ages 0-19.
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Published: December 01, 2024
Abstract
A study examining 10 years of emergency department data shows pubic piercing injuries are 16.8 times more likely to lead to hospitalization than ear piercing injuries.
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