Pediatrics

Evidence and guidance for the care of infants and children.

Norton Children’s raffles $1M house to fund pediatric village

Norton Children’s is selling 20,000 raffle tickets for a $1 million house, with proceeds aimed at a new pediatric village and youth mental health services.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · Oct 30, 2026 · 5 min read

Pediatrics·Nature

Game-Based Exercise Improves Balance in Girls With Hearing Impairment

An 8-week school-based corrective exercise program improved dynamic balance and upper-quarter posture in girls with hearing impairment.

Oct 30, 2026

Pediatrics·Nature

Saliva Fluorescence Test Shows Promise for Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening

Saliva-based fluorescence spectroscopy with chemometrics identified autism spectrum disorder in a small proof-of-concept cohort with high accuracy.

Oct 29, 2026

Pediatrics·KFF

Pediatric ICU Beds Disappear as Hospitals Centralize Critical Care

Pediatric intensive care beds are closing in multiple states, pushing critically ill children farther from lifesaving treatment and…

Oct 29, 2026

Pediatrics·Nature

Pediatric KN95 mask study finds safe fit and stable ETCO2

An open-label pediatric study found the AIR+ KN95 mask maintained safe ETCO2 and oxygenation in children aged 7…

Oct 29, 2026

Pediatrics·Becker H

Rady Children’s Health names Walmart leader as chief innovation executive

Rady Children’s Health has named Pravene Nath, MD, chief innovation and physician executive after more than five years…

Oct 29, 2026

Pediatrics·Lancet

Paediatric acute critical illness common in resource-constrained hospitals, PARITY study finds

Global PARITY found paediatric acute critical illness in 13.1% of acutely ill children in resource-constrained hospitals, with highest…

Oct 28, 2026

Pediatrics·Gut

Diet, Gut Microbiota and Pediatric Asthma Risk in a New Review

A narrative review links dietary exposures, gut microbiota shifts and airway inflammation in pediatric asthma, while exposing major…

Oct 28, 2026

Pediatrics·JNCI

Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist in Neonatal Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Cochrane protocol sets out to assess neurally adjusted ventilatory assist versus conventional ventilation for neonates with congenital diaphragmatic…

Oct 28, 2026

Pediatrics·KFF

Pediatric ICU Closures Push Sick Kids Farther From Lifesaving Care

Pediatric intensive care units are closing in several states, forcing critically ill children to travel farther as hospitals…

Oct 28, 2026

Pediatrics

Evidence and guidance for the care of infants and children.

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New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.