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Acute exposure to pollutants in the week prior to delivery and day of delivery is associated with increased odds of neonatal intensive care unit admission

Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to Raised Odds of NICU Admission

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Acute exposure during week prior to delivery, day of and day prior to delivery may up odds of admission
Exposure to bisphenol A substitute chemicals

BPA Substitute Chemicals Linked to Obesity in Children

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Urinary BPS concentrations tied to increased prevalence of general, abdominal obesity
Most pediatric in-flight medical events are handled by crewmembers

Most Pediatric In-Flight Medical Events Handled by Crew

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Overall, 16.5 percent require additional care on landing; 0.5 percent lead to aircraft diversion
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first noninjection glucagon therapy for emergency treatment of severe hypoglycemia

FDA Approves First Noninjection Glucagon Therapy

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Baqsimi nasal powder approved for emergency treatment of severe hypoglycemia in patients ≥4 years
More patients suffer cardiac arrest in U.S. hospitals each year than previously estimated -- with rates 38 percent greater for adults and 18 percent greater for children

In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in the U.S. May Be Underestimated

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Authors say that cardiac arrest is a 'major public health problem'
For HIV-infected women receiving dolutegravir from the time of conception

Neural-Tube Defects Up for Offspring of Women on Dolutegravir

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Prevalence of neural-tube defects with dolutegravir higher than with other antiretroviral tx
For youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Stimulant Treatment Has Strong Protective Effect in ADHD

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Number needed to treat was low and varied from three to 10 for youth with ADHD
Statistical models demonstrate how targeting certain air pollutants could reduce the incidence of childhood asthma

Reducing Air Pollution Could Cut Rates of Childhood Asthma

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Compliance with hypothetical standard of 20 ppb NO2 estimated to result in 20 percent reduction in asthma
From 2001 to 2017

2001 to 2017 Saw Increase in Suicides in African-American Teens

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Male teens were most likely to use firearms or hang/suffocate themselves to commit suicide
Adopting the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for hypertension resulted in an increase in the prevalence of high blood pressure in pregnant women

New ACC/AHA Guidelines Detect More Cases of Gestational Hypertension

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Applying new hypertension guidelines to pregnant women increased prevalence of high blood pressure