Number of Children Living in Home With Loaded, Unlocked Firearms Unchanged
While more adults do report safe storage than in 2015, the trend is offset by overall increase in gun ownership
Millions of Children Globally Affected by COVID-19 Parent, Caregiver Death
From March 1, 2020, to Oct. 31, 2021, COVID-19-associated orphanhood estimated for more than 2 million 10- to 17-year-olds
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
CDC Loosens Mask Guidelines as Omicron Surge Subsides
Under new recommendations, >70 percent of Americans now live in areas where masking in public indoor settings is no longer advised
Pediatric Mental Health Surveillance IDs Scope of Public Health Burden
Surveillance data show 20.9 percent aged 12 to 17 years had major depressive episode; 18.8 percent seriously considered attempting suicide
10.8 Percent of Children Live in Households With Food Insecurity
Percentage of children living in food-insecure households in 2019 to 2020 varied by ethnicity, urbanicity, family structure
CDC Close to New Guidance on COVID-19 Restrictions
Agency wants to give more emphasis to meaningful consequences such as hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and deaths
Pediatric ED Visits Decreased During Pandemic Versus 2019
Increases seen in visits for certain types of injuries and some chronic diseases; increase in visits related to behavioral concerns
Trends in Pediatric ED Visits for Mental Health Conditions Explored
Mental health effect of the pandemic was high for adolescent girls, with increases in specific MHCs
Standard Protocol Cuts Opioid Rx After Pediatric Appendectomy
Quality improvement intervention used to reduce opioid prescribing at discharge for children undergoing an appendectomy
