Erica Gunderson, PhD, explains cardiometabolic health, childhood obesity link to breastfeeding
May 9th 2023Erica Gunderson, PhD, MS, MPH, RD, senior research scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, professor of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine discusses how cardiometabolic health and childhood obesity are linked to breastfeeding. Gunderson also discusses receiving the 2022-2023 March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Washington, DC on April 30, 2023.
Equitable access to glucose monitoring improves HbA1c levels
May 8th 2023Hemoglobin A1c improved in youths with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) when inclusive continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was initiated, irrespective of ethnicity or insurance status. According to a study published in Jama Network Open, universal CGM could play a role in reducing disparities for minoritized racial and ethnic groups.
Anti-TNF biosimilar demonstrates comparable growth, clinical outcomes in children with IBD
May 8th 2023Clinical outcomes of lab values were not statistically different in changes from baseline to 12 months between children with inflammatory bowel disease initiated on the TNF originator or biosimilar.
Andrew Schuman, MD, discusses sleep systems designed to keep infants in the supine position
May 3rd 2023Contemporary Pediatrics® Editorial Advisory Board member Andrew Schuman, MD, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, discusses whether infant sleep systems are needed for a safe sleeping environment.
Rise in autism prevalence highlights continued need for early intervention
May 3rd 2023Autism prevalence has been an increasing trend even before the COVID-19 pandemic, says J. Thomas Megerian, MD, PhD, FAAP, clinical director, Thompson Autism and Neurodevelopmental Center, Children's Hospital of Orange County. In this Contemporary Pediatrics® interview, watch as he discusses this trend and speaks to the importance of early autism intervention.
Potential impacts red dye No. 3 has on children
May 2nd 2023In this Contemporary Pediatrics® interview, Jamie Alan, RPh, PharmD, PhD, associate professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, talks about the potential impacts red dye No. 3 has on children, and why an assembly bill in California is trying to eliminate it.
FDA approves 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants 6 weeks and older
April 28th 2023According to Pfizer, the company’s pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Prevnar 20 has been approved by the FDA to treat infants and children aged 6 weeks to 17 years for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD).
Emapalumab induces remission of macrophage activation syndrome
April 27th 2023According to a phase 2 study, remission of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) secondary to systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) or adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) was achieved in patients taking emapalumab who failed high-dose glucocorticoids.
Electrical nerve field stimulation leads to IBS symptom improvement of pediatric patients
April 25th 2023In addition, 17 female patients who completed PENFS showed improvements in various symptoms, such as pain, disability, and catastrophizing, while carbohydrate degradation and LCFA synthesis pathways decreased in the post-treatment and follow-up analysis.