Number of Births, Fertility Rate Increased in 2021
Increases of 1 percent seen from 2020 in provisional number of births, general fertility rate; marks first increase since 2014
Cochlear Implants Beneficial for Deafness, Developmental Delays
Gains in cognitive skills, adaptive function slower for children with low cognition, low adaptive behavior with hearing aids versus implants
Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination
Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout
Global Burden of RSV Profiled in Children Aged 0 to 60 Months in 2019
In 2019, 2.0 and 3.6 percent of deaths in children aged 0 to 60 months and 28 days to 6 months, respectively, attributable to RSV infection
Three-Dose Pfizer Vaccine Spurs Strong Response in Youngest Children
Company says third dose gave the young children 80 percent protection against asymptomatic COVID-19
Emergency Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives From Europe
Formula is designated for infants intolerant of the protein supplied by cow's milk
Jif Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella
Fourteen illnesses (including two hospitalizations) tied to infection; no deaths have been reported
Pediatric Mental Health Crises Up During First Year of Pandemic
Average length of boarding increased more than twofold; about half of patients experienced extended boarding of two or more days
Mystery of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Deepens as CDC Probe Continues
One more U.S. death related to pediatric hepatitis was reported on Thursday
Senate OKs Bill to Overhaul Infant Formula Rules
In addition, the DoD is hiring commercial aircraft to transport Nestlé formula from Switzerland to the United States
