Pediatrics
Conference Coverage
Teens have easy online access to Delta-8 cannabinoid products
Only 2 websites out of 45 had any mechanism for verifying customers’ ages, and most of the cheapest products sold were edibles in colorful...
From the Journals
Physical activity in children tied to increased brain volume
“This study adds to prior literature by highlighting the neurodevelopmental benefits physical activity may have on the architecture of the...
Conference Coverage
Fathers’ postpartum depression linked to children’s adversity
While not studied as much as maternal depression, paternal postpartum depression can have substantial negative impacts on children’s long-term...
News
The influence of social media on adolescents seeking autism diagnoses
It is important to take time to understand the drive behind an adolescent’s apparent desire for a specific diagnosis, particularly if that...
From the Journals
ADHD rates holding steady in U.S. children
The estimated ADHD prevalence remains “high” and “further investigation is warranted to assess potentially modifiable risk factors and provide...
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Adolescents’ acute care use for eating disorders has risen
“Eating disorders tend to fester amid silence and isolation and inactivity, and that was very much our experience during the lockdown phase of the...
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Dialectical behavior therapy decreased suicide attempts in bipolar teens
DBT also was associated with improved emotional regulation, compared with standard of care.
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Surge in pediatric ADHD med errors prompts call for prevention
The most common scenario was “inadvertently taken or given medication twice.”
News
CTE common among young athletes in largest brain donor study
“A lot of people think CTE is a result of high-level, professional play such as football, ice hockey, and boxing, but it can affect amateur...
Commentary
Parental bias about a doctor can’t trump a patient’s health
Once that therapeutic alliance had been established and both the patient and the provider felt satisfied, I don’t think the father’s wishes made...
From the Journals
Child assault tied to triple the risk for mental illness within 1 year
“Our study highlights that there is a critical opportunity for health care clinicians to support children in the first year following physical...