pediatrics

Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath

AI can predict missed appointments. How can hospitals use that data for better care?

Health By Troy Farah

There’s a new crop of treatments for ADHD in kids. Are they any better?

Health By Helen Branswell

U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children

Health By Theresa Gaffney

The pediatrician as advocate: Rhea Boyd on making clinical work about community needs

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

‘Harmful and wasteful’: Many pediatric clinical trials end early and don’t report results

First Opinion By Christopher Hartnick

Treating kids with sleep disorders stirs thoughts of a lifetime of restless nights

First Opinion By Christopher Hartnick

My son will be fine, she told the doctors, because he is the Lord God Jesus Christ

Health By Lauran Neergaard — Associated Press

Pfizer testing extra Covid vaccine dose for kids under 5

Health By Usha Lee McFarling

In Minneapolis, home to George Floyd, heavy policing is tied to higher rates of preterm births

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: A public health expert passes on football’s full body collisions for youth

First Opinion By Shaun Carstairs

Why two emergency physicians’ kids took part in the Pfizer vaccine trials

Health By Isabella Cueto

Black children have more complications during appendectomies and incur higher costs, study shows

Health By Theresa Gaffney

‘Tired of worrying’: As some parents press for vaccines off-label, pediatricians call for patience

First Opinion By Sallie Permar and Jordan Orange

As Delta spreads, it’s time to put children’s health first

Health By Andrew Joseph

Can parents handle finding out their newborn is at higher risk of certain diseases? A small study suggests they can

First Opinion By Katie D. Schenk and Elizabeth A. Stuart

Don’t let children under 12 slip through the cracks in the fight against Covid

First Opinion By Martha Rebour and Lori Sloate

A double vaccine crisis is endangering millions of children

First Opinion By Winnie Byanyima and Chip Lyons

A turning point for children: creating an AIDS-free generation

Health By Andrew Joseph

The baby was gravely ill. Rapid sequencing turned around a diagnosis in 13 hours — and pointed to a treatment

First Opinion Podcast By Patrick Skerrett

Listen: Priscilla Chan on pediatric biology and research: ‘Children are not tiny adults’

Health By Rebecca Sohn

Prenatal exposure to ultra-fine particles increases a child’s risk of asthma, study finds

Hospitals By Claudia López Lloreda

Children in rural areas face increasing barriers to pediatric care, study finds

Health By Andrew Joseph

U.S. health officials report higher-than-expected heart inflammation cases following Covid-19 vaccination

First Opinion By Linda Richter and Lindsey Vuolo

Lessons about marijuana edibles from youth vaping

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long Covid, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk