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Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19
In a sample of Chinese American parents and children, reports of racial discrimination during the pandemic were common.
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Artificially sweetened drinks add to CVD risk
People who reported consuming around 180 mL per day of beverages high in sugar or artificially sweetened drinks saw a higher risk of developing...
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Stress tests before knee, hip replacement surgeries down, with no ill effects
While routine preoperative stress tests appear to be a thing of the past, many patients without known risk factors are still being tested. Do...
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App for MS aims to capture elusive signals of progression
Researchers in Switzerland argue for seeing MS as a continuum of disease that can progress with or without relapse. Their new smartphone-based app...
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Infants around the world with bronchiolitis received excess tests despite guidelines
While antibiotic use was relatively rare in this global cohort, chest x-rays, blood tests, and other nonrecommended interventions were common.
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Pubovaginal sling during urethral diverticulectomy reduces stress incontinence
The reduction in stress urinary incontinence was significant, but it was associated with other adverse effects.
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New definitions of hypertension reveal new preeclampsia risks
Women with what was once called prehypertension may need more monitoring in early pregnancy.
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Children with cystic fibrosis and their caregivers face sleep difficulties
Sleep problems were pronounced in both young patients and their parents even in the absence of symptoms.
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Fracture risk higher for children with anxiety on benzodiazepines
In a rare study of off-label sedative use, children prescribed benzodiazepines for an anxiety disorder saw a higher rate of fractures than did...
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COVID-19 complicates prescribing for children with inflammatory skin disease
Pediatric dermatologists say they would continue children on most immunosuppressive treatments, but are more reluctant to initiate.
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Vitamin D intake among U.S. infants has not improved, despite guidance
For over a decade, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended 400 IU daily – but fewer than a third of babies receive it.
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Distracted driving laws reduce teen driver deaths
Young drivers in states with the strongest enforcement policies against texting saw 29% fewer fatal crashes than in states without bans.
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Starting school later in the morning improves adolescents’ sleep
Students starting high school classes after 8:30 a.m. slept more on weeknights and less on weekends, compared with students whose classes started...
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Parents would avoid cognitive effects in children over better chance of cancer cure
Cognitive side effects were considered of much more importance than second cancers and cardiac effects by both parents and physicians.