Pediatrics

From October 2019 to September 2020, 21 percent decrease seen in outpatient department testing, increases observed in other testing strategies

Among children hospitalized due to maltreatment, those with public health insurance have higher likelihood of being reported to CPS

Policy statement encourages identification of children who need learning accommodations, referral to specialists as necessary

However, low Apgar scores worse at discriminating infants at risk for mortality for Black infants versus White infants

No region of the world was spared, with the most dramatic declines seen in East Asia and the Pacific region

Parechovirus has caused at least one infant death and has cropped up in multiple states since May

Cancer-specific mortality for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer higher among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men than White men

Despite strong advocacy, initiatives to integrate mental health professionals into care teams have been slow to move forward

Death, neurodevelopmental impairment rates similar for newborns receiving erythropoietin, or placebo, combined with therapeutic hypothermia

Findings suggest possible role of environmental factors in the transmission of anxiety disorders from parents to children