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Insulin pumps help improve hemoglobin A1C levels in children and teens with type 1 diabetes and should be made more widely available

Insulin Pumps Offer Better HbA1c Control for Children With T1DM

Fewer ethnic minorities and boys received pump therapy in study
A simple blood test may one day be able to detect concussions in children

Blood Test Has Potential for Detecting Concussion in Children

Could help reduce number of CT scans and associated radiation exposure
Genome sequencing techniques can shed light on the rise in incidence of scarlet fever-causing bacteria and their increasing resistance to antibiotics

Scarlet Fever Incidence Rising in Some Parts of the World

Outbreaks reported in United Kingdom and Asia
Pertussis may be tied to a slightly increased risk of development of epilepsy in children

Pertussis in Childhood Tied to Small Increase in Epilepsy Risk

But chances of any one child developing epilepsy remain low
The first guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children have been published online Nov. 3 in Circulation.

Guidelines Issued for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

New guidelines address classifying the different types of disease, approved treatment methods
For nevirapine-exposed children with HIV achieving initial viral suppression with ritonavir-boosted lopinavir-based therapy

HIV-Infected Children Can Transition to Efavirenz-Based Tx

Findings in children exposed to nevirapine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission
About 20 percent of U.S. pediatricians regularly drop families who refuse to have their children vaccinated

One in Five Pediatricians Drop Families Who Refuse Vaccines

Experts say deep philosophical differences, concern for other young patients may explain why

October 2015 Briefing – Pediatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for October 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Using middle finger length to guide tracheal intubation depth improves the rate of appropriate tube placement in children

Middle Finger Length Good Guide for Intubation Depth in Children

Rate of tube placement improved in children using finger- versus age-based method

American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 24-27

The American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition The annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) was held from Oct....