Remote Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Eases Parents' Fears

Technology that allows parents of kids with type 1 diabetes to remotely monitor their children's glucose levels improves parents' psychosocial outcomes.

AAP Updates Sport-Related Concussion Recommendations

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released updated guidance on the diagnosis and management of sport-related concussion (SRC).

No Efficacy Signal for Fluoxetine in EV-D68 Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Summative limb strength score decreased from initial examination to last follow-up with fluoxetine

Obese kids less often demonstrate coping skills, academic interest

Obese children may be less likely to meet a set of five markers for childhood flourishing that include academic and emotional skills, a new analysis of U.S. survey data suggests.

One-Third of Peds Medication Errors Due to Usability Issues

EHR usability issues contribute to 36 percent of med errors; 18.8 percent may have caused harm

Docs should screen kids' daily physical activity as a 'vital sign' for health

More than half of U.S. children may not be getting the recommended amount of physical activity and doctors can help by making exercise one of the "vital signs" assessed in routine health checks, researchers say.

U.S. to restrict e-cigarette flavors to fight teenage vaping 'epidemic'

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next week will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations, an agency official said, in a move to counter a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes.

EMR Data Can Predict Myopia Development

Algorithm provided clinically acceptable accuracy in predicting myopia development by 18 years

Childhood Cancer Survivors Benefit From HPV Vaccine

When healthcare providers recommend the HPV vaccine to survivors of childhood cancer, the patients take the advice to heart and are more likely to get vaccinated, according to new research.

Falls From Soft Furniture Are Leading Cause of Toddler Injuries

Accidents on sofas and beds are now the leading cause of injury for children aged 4 years and younger in the U.S. and a leading cause of trauma for infants, new research suggests.

Encourage teens to discuss relationships, experts say

Healthcare providers and parents should begin talking to adolescents in middle school about healthy romantic and sexual relationships and mutual respect for others, a doctors' group urges.

AAP Warns of Harms of Corporal Punishment for Children

Parents are encouraged to use healthy forms of discipline such as positive reinforcement

Pediatric Anesthesia Does Not Affect Development Outcomes

No significant differences seen in early developmental vulnerability in sibling-matched cohort

Teen vapers smoke just as much as youth who don't use e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes aren't likely to keep kids away from traditional cigarettes, a U.S. study suggests.

Poor Sleep After Concussion Signals Longer Recovery

Children who have suffered a sports-related concussion and experience poor sleep after injury will take longer to heal, according to new research.

National Youth Obesity Rate at 15.8 Percent for 2016 to 2017

Racial and ethnic disparities in obesity observed; at 22.5 percent, black youth have highest rate

Sharp Rise Seen in Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Woes

Mental health issues are sending more and more kids and teens to hospital emergency rooms, and that increase has been most dramatic among minorities, a new report shows.

AAP: Parents Frequently Save Leftover Antibiotics

Almost three-quarters of those saving antibiotics subsequently divert the antibiotics to others