Weekly review: Toddler tablet use, health care sustainability, and more

Thank you for visiting the Contemporary Pediatrics® website. Take a look at some of our top stories from last week (Monday, June 24, to Friday, June 28, 2024), and click on each link to read and watch anything you may have missed.

1.)Toddler tablet use may hinder attentive, behavioral development

Credit: Unsplash / Jelleke Vanooteghem

A new cohort study published this week showed that toddlers who engaged with a touch-screen tablet game were less likely to show attention and respond to behavioral requests. Additionally, the study investigators observed an age-association with this trend; the older children were, the more negatively tablet games impacted their behavioral and attentive traits. For more details on the study findings, click here.

2.) COVID-era children report fewer wheezing episodes, less asthma therapy

In a new research letter penned by an international team of investigators, Italy cohort data showed the country’s lockdown due to COVID-19 spread in 2020 is associated with fewer wheezing episodes and respiratory medicine use among children born during that period. The findings suggest that the sharp decrease in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) exposure among infants and young children during the COVID-19 lockdowns significantly reduced the development of early-life respiratory illnesses.

Click here for the full article.

3.) Easy ways to improve health care sustainability in your practice

Shreya Doshi, MBBS, FAAP, a board-certified pediatrician and an infectious disease fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC.

In this Contemporary Pediatrics video interview, Shreya Doshi, MBBS, FAAP, a board-certified pediatrician and an infectious disease fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC, explained how providers can implement changes to reduce emissions and better serve the environment in an effort to improve health care sustainability.

Click here for the full video interview.

4.) cUTI Roundtable: Discussing and diagnosing these difficult infections

This series discusses several topics around these infections including diagnosis, treatment, challenges in managing UTIs in patients with dementia and neurogenic bladders, antibiotic resistance, and considerations for patients and caregiver engagement.

Click here to watch the first episode.

5.) Pediatric nutrition notes: Is deli meat safe?

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN

Summer is in full swing, meaning beach days, movie nights, and summer barbecues. Lunchtime staples like deli sandwiches are undeniably convenient and delicious. But with whispers of cancer risk swirling around processed meats, many patients wonder: is deli meat safe for my family?

Click here for the full column written by Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN.