Europe recommends the approval of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults and in pregnancy
LONDON — European regulators on Friday recommended the approval of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine both for…
Category: children’s health
Global childhood vaccinations edge closer to pre-pandemic levels: WHO report
Global childhood immunization coverage has nearly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report,…
FDA approves RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, young children at high risk
The Food and Drug Administration approved a monoclonal antibody to protect infants and young children…
For a 9-year-old patient at a Los Angeles obesity clinic, barriers to health are everywhere
This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives,…
Three reasons why Chuck Schumer’s crusade against Logan Paul’s energy drink will likely fizzle out
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the most powerful person in the U.S. Senate, wants…
A new study of sick infants sees potential in DNA sequencing, but also a need for better ways to interpret the genome
There’s growing evidence that DNA sequencing can help diagnose the health care system’s youngest patients…
Opinion: The love my daughter and I found in the PICU
The ventilator alarm woke me at 3 a.m. It was the fourth alarm in the…
When young people survive cancer, their mental-health struggles are often just beginning
Thanks to advances in treatments, children’s chances of surviving cancer are higher than ever before….
Opinion: Health misinformation is rampant in youth baseball. Why isn’t MLB doing more to help?
“We all know that we are in the middle of an epidemic with our youth…
New research underscores benefits of gender-affirming hormones, rebutting anti-trans claims
Anti-trans legislation and rhetoric frequently suggest that taking gender-affirming hormones is a big health risk….
Opinion: The court system is not ready for child custody disputes over gender-affirming care
The fight over how doctors should treat transgender children is threatening to tear apart an…
‘We arguably saved their lives’: Newborn DNA-sequencing reveals elevated cancer risks for parents
Ten years ago, clinicians in a handful of hospitals around the United States began sequencing…
Texas wants to wean trans youth off meds in a ‘safe and medically appropriate’ way. Doctors say that’s impossible
In a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, 19 U.S. states thus far have banned at least…
STAT+: FDA delays decision on Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The Food and Drug Administration is delaying by one month a decision on the approval…
We’ll soon have tools to protect infants against RSV. Can we put them to good use?
When scientists, physicians, and public health officials discuss RSV, the talk almost always turns to…
Opinion: What if we’re talking about teens’ mental health too much?
Every day, it seems, is mental health awareness day. In the U.S., there’s Eating Disorders…
Social media risks for youth mental health highlighted in new surgeon general report
Amid what he called the worst youth mental health crisis in recent memory, U.S. Surgeon…
FDA advisory panel backs Pfizer’s RSV vaccine, but expresses some safety concerns
A committee of vaccine experts voted to recommend the Food and Drug Administration approve Pfizer’s…
Pfizer RSV vaccine seen as effective against severe disease, FDA documents say
An experimental RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer to protect infants — by vaccinating pregnant people…
STAT+: Skin patch for toddlers with peanut allergy shows promising results in late-stage trial
Parents of kids who have peanut allergies have to practice constant vigilance, whether that means…
STAT+: FDA reviewers had string of concerns about Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne, documents show
Reviewers at the Food and Drug Administration concluded that Sarepta Therapeutics did not show that…
Opinion: The tragedy of the Golden Gate Bridge’s $400 million anti-suicide net
Each year about 30 people make the gut-wrenching decision to leap off the Golden Gate…
STAT+: What to know about a pivotal FDA hearing on Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne
On Friday, a committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet to…
Rare-disease doctors support expanded newborn genomic screening, survey finds
Plummeting costs of DNA sequencing technologies are injecting urgency into the longstanding debate over whether…
Opinion: The amoxicillin shortage continues to force pediatricians and families to scramble
“So, you don’t have it in liquid form?” I asked. The answer, as usual, was…
In a first, a potentially fatal rare blood vessel disorder is treated in the womb
For Darren Orbach, a pediatric neurointerventionalist at Boston Children’s Hospital, the first-of-its-kind procedure to fix…
Rise in suicide-related ED visits among youth raises larger questions around mental health care
Visits to the emergency department related to suicide among children and adults aged 6 to…
Babies born to opioid users have shorter hospital stays with parental involvement: study
Babies born to opioid users had shorter hospital stays and needed less medication when their…
Biden officials propose slate of Medicaid transparency changes
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out proposals to set national standards for…
Opinion: A judge’s infuriating ruling on vaccination puts Mississippi’s children at risk
Mississippi consistently ranks last or near-last in the United States on measures of health. But…
‘There’s a huge fatphobia problem in the eating disorder world’: Even in treatment, weight stigma fails patients
This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives,…
Suspected suicide attempts surged among youth during pandemic, study shows
The rate of suspected suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children and adults aged 10 to…
Opinion: RSV vaccine approval should be a top priority for the FDA
The calamity of March 2020 arrived two years later for pediatric units. In the fall…
Opinion: Rural hospitals are closing labor and delivery services. Babies’ lives are in jeopardy
A hospital in Idaho recently announced it will shutter its labor and delivery services due…
STAT+: A bellwether moment: Once a distant dream, gene therapy for Duchenne nears historic decision
Brent and Sabina Furbee could see something was wrong with their son, Emerson, even if…
Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana
DAKAR, Senegal — Ghana on Thursday became the first country to approve a new malaria…
Large European study underlines power of genomic sequencing to diagnose diseases
LONDON — Using genome sequencing greatly expanded the number of diagnoses researchers could provide for…
Wireless pacemakers may work for children with slow heart rhythms — but first, doctors need child-sized catheters
Pacemakers, relied upon by many patients with irregular heart rhythms, are not built for children….
Opinion: Why genetic testing should always be offered to children with neurodevelopmental differences
At 10 months old, my daughter Gabrielle had missed key milestones for gross motor, fine…
STAT+: A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life
When the long-awaited moment arrived, a nurse helped Adam Hess loosen a tiny plastic clamp…
Opinion: Rolling back SNAP benefits puts millions of children at risk of hunger and long-term health consequences
At our pediatric clinic, we recently saw a child whose mother lost her job during…
Opinion: There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced another increase in the prevalence…
Social media is part of a ‘self-perpetuating cycle of risk’ for eating disorders and negative body image, per study
Social media use is linked with body image concerns and eating disorders among young people,…
‘That scares me’: New childhood obesity guidelines still face a long road to consensus
This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives,…
STAT+: FDA to convene advisory panel for Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne
In a sudden about-face, the Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting of outside…
‘Leave the chocolate milk out of this’: School cooks, parents, kids push back on USDA effort to make lunches healthier
WASHINGTON — The feds are coming for your kids’ chocolate milk. At least, so says…
MRI scans reveal disparate impact of poverty and other ‘toxic stress’ on brains of Black children
Stressful experiences during early childhood — particularly economic strife — appear to act as a…
The drug was meant to save children’s lives. Instead, they’re dying
Emily was combing her baby daughter’s hair when she first felt the lumps. It was…
A new study links social media use to changes in teen brains. Is that a bad thing?
Today’s teens and tweens have never known a world without social media. There are still…
Mental health benefits of gender-affirming hormones for teens persist for two years in new study
Trans and nonbinary teenagers who receive gender-affirming hormones experience less depression and anxiety and more…