Pediatrics

Evidence and guidance for the care of infants and children.

German study tests health literacy-responsive allergy prevention counseling

A mixed-method German study will examine how pediatricians, GPs and midwives translate early childhood allergy prevention evidence into parent counseling.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min read

Pediatrics·Nature

Machine learning model predicts refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

A multicenter study validated an interpretable machine learning model for early refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia prediction in children.

Oct 26, 2026

Pediatrics·JAMA Peds

No Caffeine for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Letter Reaffirms Adenosine Role

A JAMA Pediatrics letter revisits adenosine biology in perinatal asphyxia and explains why caffeine remains an unlikely neuroprotective…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·JAMA Peds

Evening Smartphone Use Delays Sleep in Adolescents, JAMA Pediatrics Study Finds

Passive sensing linked later adolescent sleep onset and shorter sleep after evening smartphone use, especially after 10 pm,…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·JAMA Peds

7-Day Holter Outperformed 24-Hour Monitoring in Pediatric Arrhythmia Detection

In 435 children, 7-day Holter monitoring found more major arrhythmias than 24-hour Holter or event recording and captured…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·JAMA Peds

Mobile Subthreshold Exercise Speeds Youth Concussion Recovery

A randomized trial found remotely delivered subthreshold aerobic exercise improved symptom recovery and quality of life in youth…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·JAMA Peds

Medicaid Work Requirements Threaten Coverage for Emerging Adults

A JAMA Pediatrics Viewpoint examines how Medicaid work requirements may disrupt coverage during the fragile transition from adolescence…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·Lancet

Paediatric Acute Critical Illness Is Common in Resource-Constrained Hospitals

Global PARITY found paediatric acute critical illness in 13.1% of children at resource-constrained hospitals, with high early mortality…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·Becker H

Caswell Samms Named Executive Vice President and CFO at Nemours Children’s Health

Nemours Children’s Health names Caswell Samms executive vice president and chief financial officer, expanding leadership in pediatric health…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·BMJ

Language barriers in pediatric emergency care raise safety risks at discharge

Scoping review maps where language barriers threaten safety in pediatric emergency care and identifies interpreter use and discharge…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics

Evidence and guidance for the care of infants and children.

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