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From 2007 to 2016

2007 to 2016 Saw Increase in Peds ED Visits for Mental Health

Visits for deliberate self-harm increased by 329 percent; substance use disorder visits jumped 159 percent
The New York State Department of Health issued an advisory on May 6 regarding cases of pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome potentially associated with COVID-19.

New York State Reports Cases of Pediatric Inflammatory Syndrome Tied to COVID-19

Pediatric patients presenting with compatible symptoms should undergo SARS-CoV-2 testing
Children with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome have cerebral microstructural differences in multiple brain structures

Microstructural Differences Detected on Brain MRI in PANS

Increased diffusivity seen in deep gray matter in pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
Just one in five pediatric cancer patients enroll in clinical trials

Fewer Children Enrolling in Pediatric Cancer Trials

Adolescent and young adult cancer patients underrepresented in clinical trials
Whole-body diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging shows good agreement with 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for assessing tumor response to induction chemotherapy in children and young adults with lymphoma or sarcoma

Whole-Body DW MRI Can Help Assess Pediatric Tumor Response

Good agreement for treatment response assessments with DW MRI, FDG PET seen in children, young adults
From 2005 to 2017

Lawnmower Injuries More Common in Children From Rural Areas

Rural areas have higher rates of incidence, infection, surgical complications, amputations

April 2020 Briefing – Pediatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for April 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Abdominal pain

Rare, Serious Illness May Occur in Children With COVID-19

British health officials warn of toxic shock syndrome features, atypical Kawasaki disease in kids with COVID-19
There are racial differences in pain management and pain outcomes for children seen in the emergency department for long-bone fractures

Racial Differences Found in Managing Children’s Pain From Broken Bones

Minority children less likely to receive opioids and optimal pain management versus white children
In an international expert consensus statement

Recommendations Issued for Imaging Use in Pediatric COVID-19

Recommendations applicable for mild COVID-19, moderate-severe COVID-19 with, without resource constraints