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More Medicaid-covered children are receiving treatments that conform to practice standards for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Increase in Evidence-Based Practice for Children With ADHD

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Findings based upon publicly-insured children from 2001 to 2010
The Amish environment seems to provide protection against asthma and allergic sensitization

Amish Farm Environment May Protect Children From Asthma

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Amish, Hutterite children have profound differences in proportions, phenotypes, functions of immune cells
A third dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is recommended in cases of mumps outbreak in which transmission is sustained despite high two-dose MMR coverage

Third Dose of MMR Vaccine Can Help Control Mumps Outbreaks

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CDC advised third dose in recent outbreak with transmission despite high two-dose coverage
A simple hearing test may help identify young children at risk for autism before they're old enough to speak

Hearing Impairment May Be an Early Indicator of Autism

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Researchers identify inner-ear problem that might impair speech development
Nearly 80 percent of children with epilepsy also have other health conditions

Most Children With Epilepsy Have Other Health Issues

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GI disorders, headaches, attention-deficit disorder among the common comorbid conditions

July 2016 Briefing – Pediatrics

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for July 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
European health systems are requiring an increase in cost-sharing measures for patients 50 years of age and older

European Countries Implementing Cost-Sharing

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Some financial protections are in place for poorer populations
As trampoline parks spring up across the United States

Injuries Up As Trampoline Parks Become More Popular

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Fractures, sprains the most common injuries
Early mortality is the most common outcome among children born with trisomy 13 or 18

Early Mortality for Most Infants With Trisomy 13, 18

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Among those undergoing surgery, first-year survival rates are high
The capitated payment breakeven rate has been calculated for a mid-size pediatric practice

Breakeven Rate Estimated for Mid-Size Pediatric Practice

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Breakeven per-member per-month rate increases with increasing staffing ratio