- Puberty Suppression(PS) reduces trans adolescent sex characteristics development. Trans men may not need a mastectomy, trans women may need alternative to penile inversion vaginoplasty(mean penile length much shorter in PS groups). Surgical implications should inform decision-making when starting PS https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/10/22/peds.2019-3653 41 comments science
- Based on one new and three recent studies, the authors of a commentary in Pediatrics conclude that children rarely transmit Covid-19, either among themselves or to adults. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/07/08/peds.2020-004879 3 comments science
- Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Children--13% of infected children show no symptoms https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2020/03/16/peds.2020-0702.full.pdf 13 comments science
- Tobacco and Marijuana Use Among US College and Noncollege Young Adults, 2002–2016, Exclusive marijuana use is increasing among young adults overall, whereas exclusive smoked tobacco use is decreasing: faster rates are seen among college students. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/11/07/peds.2019-1372 27 comments science
- The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health: Racism is a core social determinant of health that is a driver of health inequities https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/2/e20191765 111 comments science
- Abundance of Bifidobacterium in infant gut linked to positive response to vaccines up to two years of age http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/01/21/peds.2018-1489 3 comments science
- Autism prevalence now 1 in 40 US kids, study estimates http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/11/21/peds.2017-4161?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=error%3A+no+local+token 20 comments science
- A new study found that 46% of children who were hospitalized in Colorado with parents participating in a smoking cessation study had detectable metabolites of marijuana in their urine. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/11/15/peds.2018-0820 11 comments science
- Study finds that kids who cleaned their hands using hand sanitizer instead of soap and water missed less school, had fewer respiratory infections, and were prescribed fewer antibiotics. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/10/04/peds.2018-1245 29 comments science
- New Study by American Academy of Pediatrics- Transgendered suicide rates approach 50% http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/09/07/peds.2017-4218 32 comments worldnews
- Factors Associated With Refusal of Intramuscular Vitamin K in Normal Newborns http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/07/18/peds.2017-3743 4 comments science
- Lesbian teenage women twice as likely to get pregnant as heterosexual teen women. Bisexual teens 5x as likely as heterosexual to get pregnant http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/141/4/e20172278.long 30 comments science
- Sports drinks are aggressively marketed to teenagers to replenish electrolytes, but typical adolescent physical activity does not require sports drink rehydration. New research found daily consumption of sugar-sweetened sports drinks increased among teenagers watching television >2 hours per day. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/05/03/peds.2017-2784 44 comments science
- 4-Valent Human Papillomavirus (4vHPV) Vaccine in Preadolescents and Adolescents After 10 Years. HPV vaccine is effective and safe. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/140/6/e20163947?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=error%3A+no+local+token 8 comments science
- Physical activity, especially physical education, improves classroom behaviors and benefits several aspects of academic achievement, especially mathematics-related skills, reading, and composite scores in youth, finds a meta-analysis of 26 studies (10,205 children, aged from 4 to 13). http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/11/21/peds.2017-1498 5 comments science
- Research finds further evidence of a link between prenatal acetaminophen usage and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The children of mothers who had used acetaminophen for 29 days had more than double the risk of developing ADHD. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/10/26/peds.2016-3840 36 comments science
- Counties with the highest poverty concentration had >3 times the rate of child abuse fatalities compared with counties with the lowest poverty concentration, based on a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of child abuse fatalities in US children 0 to 4 years of age from 1999 to 2014. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/04/20/peds.2016-1616 43 comments science
- Teenagers who ever used synthetic cannabinoids had a significantly greater likelihood of engaging in substance use and sexual risk behaviors, and injury/violence behaviors were more prevalent among them, compared with teens who ever used marijuana only, in a study of 15,624 Grade 9-12 students. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/139/4/e20162675 17 comments science
- People who suffer neglect and abuse in childhood are much more likely to have time off work due to long-term sickness and less likely to own their own homes when they reach middle age than their peers, according to new research undertaken at UCL. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/12/15/peds.2016-1595 19 comments science
- Study suggests "vaping" in high school is capturing kids who ordinarily wouldn't smoke http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/07/07/peds.2015-3983?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=error%3A+no+local+token 1762 comments science
- Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes Are Over 5 Times More Likely to Turn to Traditional Cigarettes http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/06/10/peds.2016-0379 247 comments science
- Study from Denmark: Foreskin Morbidity in Uncircumcised Males. 0.49% of males under 18 required a medical circumcision. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/04/04/peds.2015-4340 14 comments science
- Pesticide exposure linked to childhood cancer and lower IQ http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/09/08/peds.2015-0006.abstract?sid=b7090daa-bc95-45df-87f5-a64529d4ef3f 7 comments science
- Most US middle and high schools start the school day too early leading to insufficient sleep in students http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/08/19/peds.2014-1697 22 comments science
- Just 43 percent of 15-year-olds sleep 7 or more hours, down from 72 percent in the 1990s http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/02/10/peds.2014-2707.full.pdf+html?sid=4eee2ca8-7253-40aa-9ab8-9a2e20c8a6d9 4001 comments science
- Pro-vaccine messages may be counterproductive among vaccine-hesitant parents http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/133/4/e835.abstract?ijkey=163004a47c98547950dbe88d2efed262b454fa10&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha 135 comments science
- New study shows causes and consequences of insufficient sleep for adolescents and young adults http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/08/19/peds.2014-1696.full.pdf+html 4 comments science
- Middle school students who text at least 100 times a day are more likely to be sexually active http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/134/1/e21.long 8 comments science
- Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunizations of US Children: A Systematic Review (Yup, still safe) http://m.pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/26/peds.2014-1079.abstract 5 comments science
- Vaccines have low risk of serious side effects, review study reports http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/26/peds.2014-1079.abstract 254 comments science
- Attempts to increase concerns about communicable diseases or correct false claims about vaccines may be especially likely to be counterproductive. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/02/25/peds.2013-2365 6 comments science
- Spanking and Child Development Across the First Decade of Life http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/10/16/peds.2013-1227 71 comments science
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis From Kindergarten to Eighth Grade http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/06/19/peds.2012-2390.full.pdf+html?sid=49b7dc3b-c635-42d1-93b7-ac0251033307 3 comments science
- American Academy of Pediatrics ''supports access for all children to: (1) civil marriage rights for their parents and (2) willing and capable foster and adoptive parents, regardless of the parents’ sexual orientation.'' http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/18/peds.2013-0377.abstract 9 comments science
- Second hand smoke exposure in children is associated with reduced kidney function. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/04/03/peds.2012-3201.abstract 5 comments science
- Circumcision - Medical Worlds Response to AAP http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/4/796.full.pdf+html 20 comments science
- American Academy of Pediatrics formally supports gay marriage in policy statement; attached literature review lays out scientific basis for decision http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/18/peds.2013-0376 107 comments science
- Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Overweight and Obese US Children http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/12/19/peds.2012-1711.abstract 59 comments science
- Kids Born Just Two Weeks Early Test Lower in Reading and Math: Study http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/06/27/peds.2011-2157.abstract 16 comments science
- A new, well designed study on Thimerosal and autism... Thimerosal has no impact at all on autism rates in children http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2010-0309v1 9 comments science