Protocol for trial of structured motor PE versus ordinary PE in preschool children
What Happens to a Toddler's Brain During Gym Class
This protocol describes a planned cluster-randomized controlled trial in approximately 110 preschool children in China.
A new trial tests if game-based gym class for 4-to-6-year-olds improves brain function using wearable sensors to measure attention and self-…
Short-term psycho-behavioral training shows improvements in autistic children across multiple domains
A Four-Week Program That Helped Autistic Kids Speak Up
A randomized controlled trial of 101 autistic children aged 1-7 years found that a 4-week, 20-session core feature target intervention (CFTI…
A four-week family therapy program helped young autistic children improve speech, social skills, and behavior after just 20 sessions.
Meta-analysis finds increased VTE risk in pediatric IBD, especially ulcerative colitis
Kids with Bowel Disease Face a Hidden Blood Clot Risk Adults Miss
A systematic review and meta-analysis of over 100,000 children and teenagers with IBD found a significantly increased risk of venous thrombo…
Children with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis face nearly seven times the blood clot risk of healthy kids, yet prevention guidelines for teens…
Behavioral oral health interventions improve knowledge and hygiene but not calculus in children
Do Oral Health Lessons Actually Help Kids' Teeth?
A meta-analysis of 44 quasi-experimental studies in children found behavior-based oral health interventions significantly improved knowledge…
A review of 44 studies shows that teaching kids about oral health really does improve their brushing habits and gum health, but hardened bui…
SELFIE intervention shows variable cost-effectiveness for youth self-esteem after childhood adversity
Study examines cost-effectiveness of a self-esteem app for youth with low self-esteem and childhood adversity
An RCT in youth aged 12-26 years with low self-esteem and childhood adversity found SELFIE had a societal ICUR of €53,986 per QALY gained, w…
A self-esteem app for youth with childhood adversity saved money only for those already in specialized mental health care, while costing tho…
A single case report confirms rare IgE-mediated cocoa allergy causing anaphylaxis in a child
Your Child's Chocolate Reaction Might Not Be Milk or Nuts
This systematic review and case report describes a 2-year-old female with a history of allergic rhinitis and tree nut anaphylaxis who experi…
Most chocolate reactions aren't the cocoa itself, but a rare toddler case proves true cocoa allergies exist and require careful testing to f…
Complete excision and monitoring in a 5-year-old male with complex odontoma showed no recurrence or complications
Surgery and monitoring helped a young boy recover from a rare jaw growth
This case report describes a 5-year-old male with complex odontoma treated via complete excision and proactive monitoring.
A 5-year-old boy recovered from a rare jaw growth after surgery and proactive monitoring showed no complications or recurrence over two year…
Meta-analysis identifies three independent risk factors for AVN after DDH surgery in children
What Puts a Child's Hip Surgery at Risk Before It Begins
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,631 pediatric patients with DDH following surgery identified three independent risk factors for a…
Knowing which children face the highest risk of a serious complication after hip surgery could help surgeons plan better and act earlier.
Pediatric ALL outcomes at Muhimbili National Hospital show 72% 12-month survival with no significant differences by demographic or care pathway factors
The Long Road to a Leukemia Diagnosis in Tanzania
This retrospective observational cohort study evaluated 64 pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia admitted to Muhimbili Nation…
In Tanzania, children with leukemia wait nearly a month for specialist care, and most die during the first weeks of treatment.
Dipstick urinalysis shows high specificity but low sensitivity for UTI in febrile infants under 12 months
A Simple Strip That Spots UTIs in Babies
A retrospective single-center cohort study of febrile infants aged 0–12 months with suspected UTI evaluated dipstick urinalysis against urin…
A simple bedside urine test can help doctors spot kidney infections in babies under one year, with specificity up to 99 percent when nitrite…
Single-center cohort of 14 infants with neonatal HSV encephalitis shows varied discharge outcomes
A Dangerous Newborn Brain Infection That Hides Without a Rash
A retrospective cohort study of 14 infants with neonatal-onset herpes simplex virus encephalitis at a single center found that all received …
A review of 14 newborns with herpes-caused brain infections shows the disease often hides without a rash, and modern genetic sequencing can …
In hospitalized children with human rhinovirus infection, lower airway obstruction and specific comorbidities associate with progression to bronchitis or pneumonia
Rhinovirus infection linked to higher risk of bronchitis or pneumonia in hospitalized children
This retrospective cohort study examined 1,125 hospitalized children with human rhinovirus infection to identify risk factors for disease pr…
Children with rhinovirus infections and shortness of breath face a 4.35 times higher risk of developing bronchitis during their hospital sta…