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Children with coronavirus disease 2019 have symptoms of fever

Children With COVID-19 Do Not Always Have Cough, Fever

73 percent of children had fever, cough, shortness of breath versus 93 percent of adults age 18 to 64
Patients with colon cancer who are younger than 25 years have a higher risk for death compared with older adults

Prognosis Poor for Pediatric, Adolescent Patients With Colon Cancer

Three-year overall survival for patients younger than 25 less than half that for adult patients
Preliminary data regarding outcomes for pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak are reassuring

No Treatment Change Needed for Peds IBD During COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors recommend continuing inflammatory bowel disease treatment, including biologics
Proton pump inhibitors taken for acid reflux may lead to an increased risk for fractures in children and adolescents

Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy May Up Fracture Risk in Children

Fracture risk remained higher after adjusting for differences in sex, race, other factors
There are four developmental patterns of peer victimization across childhood

Four Trajectories of Peer Victimization ID’d Across Childhood

Paternal history of antisocial behavior tied to moderate-emerging, high-chronic versus low peer victimization
The burden of childhood cancer can be effectively diminished to realize health and economic benefits

Burden of Childhood Cancer Can Be Diminished

Comprehensive scale-up of interventions could avert 6.2 million deaths in children with cancer

March 2020 Briefing – Pediatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for March 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first three months of life may cut the risk for allergy and asthma later in childhood

Exclusive Breastfeeding for First Three Months May Cut Allergy Risk

Findings show lower risk for respiratory allergies and asthma at age 6 years
Blood pressure load does not provide additive value in predicting outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease

BP Load No Aid to Prognosis in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease

But high average blood pressure on 24-hour test strongly predicts child's cardiac, kidney disease risk
Moderate fish intake during pregnancy (one to three times per week) is associated with improvements in the subsequent metabolic health of children

Moderate Maternal Fish Intake May Aid Child Metabolic Health

But high maternal mercury exposure tied to unfavorable metabolic profile in children