Pediatrics
A study published in the Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism examines the effects of COVID-19 on glycemic control in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Investigating 18 patients with T1D, researchers found that those with mild COVID-19 infection experienced worsening glycemic control, but it returned to pre-infection levels
Pediatrics
Researchers at Ajou University Hospital in South Korea have conducted a study investigating the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on glycemic control among pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. The study examined the medical records of 47 pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes who visited the hospital before and after
Autism
Research conducted in Liaoning, People's Republic of China, suggests that exercise interventions may have a positive impact on the health outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, found that exercise interventions were associated with significant improvements in
Child health
Researchers at the University of Virginia Health have successfully conducted a real-world study on peanut oral immunotherapy in children younger than 3, showing that the approach is safe and effective at desensitizing children to peanuts. The study found that 27 out of 30 children who completed the trial were able
Child health
Wodonga Eyecare is marking World Sight Day on October 10 by highlighting the importance of prioritizing children's eye health. The team is offering bulk-billed eye examinations and free scans for all children under the age of 13 in October. Optometrist Kelly Gibbons emphasizes the significance of early eye
Child health
Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health have made significant progress in understanding the genetics of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a rare heritable skeletal disorder. According to the study, OI is caused by defects in genes involved in collagen production, leading to bone fragility and deformity. The
Child health
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 retrospective studies and a case series of 24 patients has found that responsive neurostimulation (RNS) can be effective in reducing seizure frequency in pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. However, the study's authors caution that more research is needed to validate these
Child health
According to a recent study published in the journal Epileptic Disorders, researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany, have found that children and adolescents with epilepsy are at a higher risk of developing behavioral disturbances, regardless of their cognitive impairment. The study, which assessed the behavioral scores of 246 patients with
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A recent study published in Critical Care Medicine, a journal of the American Thoracic Society, has analyzed the outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for in-hospital cardiac arrests among children with noncardiac illness categories. The study, conducted by a team of researchers from Children's Hospital Philadelphia, found that
Pediatrics
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati conducted a multicenter, cross-sectional study to determine whether clinicians can reliably predict health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children with cardiac disease. The study involved 140 pediatric cardiac clinicians, including intensive care physicians, outpatient cardiologists, and intensive care, outpatient, and advanced practice nurses, who
Pediatrics
A study published in The Journal of Pediatrics has found that fewer than one-half of children ages 4 to 17 with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were receiving behavioral therapy in the years before established treatment guidelines were published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The study, which analyzed data
Pediatrics
A study published in the Childs Nervous System journal has evaluated the impact of gross total resection of giant supratentorial brain tumors (GSBT) on survival and neurological outcome in a consecutive single-center pediatric series. The research, conducted at the University of Sao Paulo, reviewed clinical data of 23 patients under
