Scoping review identifies poor health outcomes in children under seven with care experience in high-income countries
Young Children in Care Face Hidden Health Risks
This scoping review synthesizes evidence from 36 articles regarding children under seven years in high-income countries with care experience…
Young children in foster or kinship care face hidden physical health risks like poor growth, dental problems, and low vaccination rates befo…
Intranasal breast milk improved cerebral oxygenation in 40 preterm infants compared to routine care
Small study suggests intranasal breast milk may improve oxygen levels in preterm infants
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 40 preterm infants with gestational ages between 28 and 36 weeks.
Giving fresh breast milk through the nose may help preterm babies maintain higher brain oxygen levels and lower breathing rates without caus…
Meta-analysis finds growth hormone therapy shows no significant ocular biometric changes in idiopathic short stature
Growth hormone therapy shows possible link to refractive changes in children with short stature
This systematic review and meta-analysis of nine studies evaluated growth hormone therapy in children with idiopathic short stature.
Growth hormone therapy in children with short stature may change how their eyes focus light, though other eye measurements remain stable.
Multi-directional home phototherapy reduced treatment time and increased bilirubin reduction rates compared to unidirectional devices in severe neonatal jaundice
Home Jaundice Treatment Gets Twice as Fast With New Light Setup
This randomized pilot trial evaluated multi-directional phototherapy versus unidirectional phototherapy from below in 17 infants with severe…
A new home light setup clears baby jaundice almost twice as fast as standard treatment, helping families avoid long hospital stays.
LISA and ENSURE show similar need for ventilation in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome
Two Ways To Save Tiny Lungs Work Equally Well
An open-label, single-center RCT in 118 preterm neonates requiring surfactant therapy found no difference in need for invasive mechanical ve…
When a preemie's lungs fail, how doctors deliver the life-saving medicine may matter less than how carefully they follow the plan.
Surgical excision for neonatal teratoma and cryptorchid testis showed high maturity rates and no recurrences in 10 cases
A Rare Newborn Tumor Doctors Almost Missed
This case report and literature review evaluated 10 cases of neonatal mature teratoma, intra-abdominal cryptorchid testis, or testicular tor…
A routine prenatal ultrasound found a rare newborn tumor twisting inside a baby's belly before birth, leading to quick surgery and a full re…
Computer-assisted cognitive training shows mixed results for working memory in children with developmental disorders
Brain-Training Apps for Kids: Do They Really Work?
This scoping review and meta-analysis evaluated computer-assisted cognitive training (CCT) versus mock training in children with ADHD, autis…
Computer brain games may help kids with ADHD focus better and remember more, but results for autism and learning issues remain mixed or uncl…
7-Day Antibiotic Regimen Non-Inferior to 14-Day for Uncomplicated Neonatal Sepsis in RCT
Can shorter antibiotics cure newborn sepsis just as well as two weeks of treatment?
This randomized control assessor-blinded trial evaluated 140 neonates weighing ≥ 1000 g with culture-positive sepsis in a tertiary Neonatal …
A 7-day antibiotic course for newborn sepsis worked as well as 14 days, with babies leaving the hospital sooner and needing less breathing s…
Infliximab in IVIG-resistant Kawasaki disease with cholestatic hepatitis: case report
Can a new drug stop heart damage in Kawasaki disease when standard treatments fail?
A case report describes a 2-year-old Han Chinese male with IVIG-resistant Kawasaki disease and cholestatic hepatitis treated with infliximab…
In a two-year-old boy with Kawasaki disease, the drug infliximab quickly stopped his fever and liver trouble, yet his heart artery damage ke…
Adding visual biofeedback to motor-based speech therapy improves /ɹ/ generalization in children with RSSD
Can adding visual feedback help children master difficult speech sounds they haven't practiced yet?
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 108 children aged 9-15 years with residual speech sound disorder affecting American English /ɹ/.
Adding visual feedback during speech therapy helps children master new sounds better than standard treatment alone, with ultrasound showing …
PLEKHA6 variants identified in 24 patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism across two cohorts
Scientists found a new gene linked to a rare condition that stops puberty in young people
This cohort study examined 1,822 patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) to identify genetic causes.
A broken gene stops puberty by blocking a key hormone in the brain, explaining why some young people never start developing.
Expert review outlines diagnostic and therapeutic management strategies for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Rare Lung and Blood Disease Gets a Smarter Treatment Map
This expert review addresses the management of patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), focusing on glucocorticoi…
A new expert roadmap shifts treatment for rare EGPA disease from steroids to targeted biologic drugs for patients with stubborn asthma and o…