Pediatrics
News
Respiratory illness is the most common pediatric emergency in ambulatory settings
Psychiatric and behavioral illness, seizures, and syncope were other common pediatric emergencies in ambulatory settings.
Conference Coverage
Sleep may mediate healthy behavior in children
Sleep may mediate a cyclical relationship with diet and activity in children to influence body weight.
News
New pediatric hypertension guidelines increased hypertension prevalence
One-quarter of those classified as having elevated BP in the 2004 guideline were reclassified as having stage 1 hypertension.
Conference Coverage
ACIP votes to recommend new strains for the 2018-2019 flu vaccine
From the Journals
Additional training may be warranted for clinicians administering DTaP
Track record reveals need to reduce vaccine errors.
News
New NIH consortium aims to coordinate pediatric research programs
The organization will harmonize activities, set priorities, explore gaps, and find opportunities in NIH’s pediatric research.
From the Journals
Vaccine nonmedical exemptions creating metro ‘hotspots’
Maricopa County, Ariz., had almost 3,000 unimmunized kindergartners in 2016-2017.
News from the FDA/CDC
Youth tobacco use shows ‘promising declines’
E-cigarettes are now the most popular form of tobacco among middle school students and third among high school students.
Conference Coverage
Trio of blood biomarkers elevated in children with LRTIs
TORONTO - Proadrenomedullin is most strongly associated with disease severity in children with lower respiratory tract infections.
Conference Coverage
Simple tool improves inpatient influenza vaccination rates
TORONTO – The influenza rate could have been improved by an additional 22% had 77% of patients not refused vaccination.