JAMA Pediatrics

04/19/2026

Among US households with children, 1 in 5 reported a mental health treatment need; nearly 25% experienced an unmet need and over 21% cited difficulty accessing care, with higher rates among uninsured and Medicaid households. https://ja.ma/4vBBmbU

04/18/2026

Youth with , intellectual disability, or cerebral palsy experienced higher mortality than the general population, with cause-of-death profiles indicating complex medical needs and co-occurring conditions. https://ja.ma/4cPcWV0

04/18/2026

In a nationally representative survey study of US children aged 3 to 17 years, parent-reported chronic pain was more than twice as prevalent in children with developmental disabilities (13.2%) compared with those without disabilities (5.5%) over 2016-2023.

risk was elevated across all disability categories, especially seizure disorders and cerebral palsy. Lower parental education, lower family income, and greater exposure to adverse childhood experiences were also independently associated with higher odds of parent-reported chronic pain among children with disabilities.

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04/17/2026

Prenatal exposure to was not associated with an increased risk of in offspring in a large Danish cohort, with consistent findings in population and sibling analyses. https://ja.ma/4tRYH7F

04/17/2026

Annual prevalence of unmet health care needs among children with in the US doubled from 2016 to 2023, with sharp postpandemic increases in unmet mental and medical health care needs.

https://ja.ma/4bMXiJd

04/17/2026

Assigned female at birth youth in Medicaid and CHIP had higher rates of hormone therapy and puberty blocker use than assigned male at birth youth, with lower overall gender-related care utilization compared to commercially insured adolescents.

This cross-sectional study identifies the nationwide utilization rates and costs of gender-affirming hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgical procedures among transgender and gender-diverse youths in the US.

04/16/2026

Among US patients with , was associated with low out-of-pocket costs relative to total spending, but costs varied by insurance plan type and treatment type. https://ja.ma/4vEEQuy

04/16/2026

EEG-guided anesthesia was associated with a lower incidence of emergence delirium, reduced pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium scores, and shorter postanesthesia care unit stays among children compared with standard practice. https://ja.ma/3QrcPGp

04/16/2026

Children with metabolically healthy obesity had higher risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia as young adults vs the general population. Obesity treatment lowered risk in all groups.

04/15/2026

Nirsevimab immunization was cost saving and reduced -related hospitalizations in most Italian pediatric centers, with the greatest benefits observed when campaigns started before the epidemic season. https://ja.ma/4vrUNUJ

04/15/2026

Wearables indicate six sleep health dimensions in young adolescents. Sleep irregularity and shorter duration were associated with transdiagnostic mental health symptoms. https://ja.ma/4sYvCqw

04/15/2026

The CONSORT–Children and Adolescents (CONSORT-C) 2026 guideline is an extension of the CONSORT 2025 statement, designed to improve the reporting quality and completeness of pediatric randomized controlled trials involving patients aged 0 to 19 years.

Developed with input from young people and family caregivers, CONSORT-C 2026 includes 13 additional items that reflect the priorities of clinicians, researchers, and families.

Widespread adoption of this guideline may enhance transparency and reproducibility, support critical appraisal and synthesis of trial findings, and minimize research waste in pediatric studies.

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