Parent-targeted digital health interventions increase the odds of exclusive breastfeeding with an odds ratio of 2.58
Digital tools help parents increase exclusive breastfeeding for infants
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 46 studies involving 33,785 parents of children under 5 years old found that digital health inte…
New data shows that digital health tools, like mobile apps and telehealth, can significantly improve exclusive breastfeeding rates for child…
Technology-based reading interventions yield small-to-moderate gains in elementary students with reading difficulties
Technology Based Interventions Improve Reading Skills for Elementary Students
This meta-analysis of 4851 elementary students with reading difficulties found that technology-based reading interventions produce a small-t…
A large-scale meta-analysis shows that technology-based tools provide consistent improvements for children struggling with reading.
Monoclonal antibodies reduce RSV-related hospitalizations in premature infants with nirsevimab showing highest SUCRA values
Monoclonal antibodies reduce hospital stays for babies with RSV
This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluated monoclonal antibodies for respiratory syncytial virus disease in premature infant…
Three different monoclonal antibodies all reduced the risk of hospitalization for premature infants with RSV infections, with one showing th…
Polymer-based materials provide comparable clinical performance for deep margin elevation in indirect restorations
Different Polymer Materials Show Similar Success for Deep Tooth Margins
This meta-analysis of 10 clinical studies evaluated the use of various polymer-based materials for deep margin elevation (DME). The analysis…
New research shows that several types of polymer-based materials perform similarly when repairing teeth with deep margins.
Refugee and asylum seeker status is associated with high prevalence of clinically significant sleep disturbances
Refugees face high rates of insomnia and poor sleep
This meta-analysis of 66 studies involving 42,956 participants indicates that refugees and asylum seekers experience significant insomnia se…
Nearly half of refugees experience serious sleep problems, a new analysis finds, with insomnia scores bordering on moderate clinical insomni…
Long-term exercise improves executive function in children with ADHD, meta-analysis finds
Long Term Exercise May Improve Focus and Planning Skills for Children with ADHD
This meta-analysis of 15 studies found that long-term exercise improves executive function in children and adolescents with ADHD (Hedges' g …
Regular physical activity can help children with ADHD improve their ability to plan, focus, and manage daily tasks.
Ketogenic diet therapies improve seizure reduction rates in children and adults with drug-resistant epilepsy
Ketogenic diet shows promise for people with drug-resistant epilepsy
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates ketogenic diet therapies for drug-resistant epilepsy across children, adolescents, and ad…
A ketogenic diet can significantly reduce seizure frequency for children, teens, and adults living with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Thoracoscopic resection provides favorable outcomes for pediatric patients with extralobar pulmonary sequestration complicated by torsion
Rare Lung Condition in Children: Torsion and Infarction Cases Reviewed
This literature review and case series examines the management of pediatric patients with extralobar pulmonary sequestration (ELS) involving…
Twisted lung tissue in children is rare but treatable with surgery, a new case series shows.
Nebulised Chinese herbal medicine as adjunctive therapy improves clinical effective rate in pediatric pneumonia
Chinese Herbal Medicine Boosts Pneumonia Treatment in Children
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluated nebulised Chinese herbal medicine as an adjunctive therapy for pediatric pneumo…
Adding nebulised Chinese herbal medicine to standard care improved pneumonia recovery in children, a meta-analysis of 1,764 patients found.
Child maltreatment prevalence reaches 38% among children and adolescents in Ethiopia
Child maltreatment linked to mental health issues in Ethiopian youth
This meta-analysis of 85,570 reports for child maltreatment (CM) prevalence and 26,514 for mental health outcomes identifies a pooled CM pre…
A large review finds that child maltreatment is common in Ethiopia and is linked to higher rates of mental health symptoms in children.
Cannabidiol is associated with 49.9% seizure reduction in patients with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
Cannabidiol shows significant seizure reduction in some DEE patients
This meta-analysis of 2592 individuals with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) found that pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol …
Pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol may help nearly half of people with certain severe epilepsy syndromes reduce their seizures by at least 50 …
HFNC reduces treatment failure and PICU stay in pediatric bronchiolitis compared to LFNC
High flow nasal cannula shows mixed results for bronchiolitis treatment
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials involving 4094 pediatric patients found that HFNC significantly reduced treatment failure…
New data on high-flow nasal cannula for infants with bronchiolitis shows it can shorten intensive care stays but does not reduce ventilation…