AAP Journals

12/19/2025

Social media and digital device use are increasingly common among children, and there is growing concern over their impact on health and development. Although parental awareness is vital for safe media habits, little is known about discrepancies in parent-child reporting among younger children. This study aimed to examine these discrepancies and assess how parent demographics influence digital awareness. Read the latest article in Pediatrics Open Science:

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Social media and digital device use are increasingly common among children, and there is growing concern over their impact on health and development. Although parental awareness is vital for safe media habits, little is known about discrepancies in parent-child reporting a...

12/18/2025

Overuse of chest radiographs (CXRs) could result in unnecessary radiation exposure, particularly in pediatric patients who are more sensitive to ionizing radiation than adults. Understanding current practice is critical to developing evidence-based strategies that optimize patient care while minimizing unnecessary interventions. The goal of this study was to assess institutional policies and practices for imaging pediatric patients with complicated pneumonia requiring a chest tube. Read the article in Hospital Pediatrics. https://bit.ly/3M9h0od

12/17/2025

Stridor is a sound that stops every pediatrician in their tracks, but its causes can be far more complex than we expect. This month’s issue highlights three unusual presentations that underscore the wide and potentially serious differential behind this common complaint. To sharpen your airway instincts and expand your diagnostic thinking, these cases and the expert commentary are a must-read in Pediatrics in Review. https://bit.ly/48z0DtU

12/16/2025

Bereaved caregivers are at risk of poor mental and physical health outcomes following the death of their child. However, their voices are often excluded from the very end-of-life and bereavement research aimed at improving outcomes during this vulnerable time. This Special Article highlights the importance of involving bereaved caregivers in research by sharing personal insights as well as data on bereavement outcomes and caregivers’ experiences with research participation. Read the latest article in Pediatrics. https://bit.ly/4ikQDri

12/15/2025

Emergency medical services (EMS) agency patient volume is associated with higher levels of performance for several pediatric quality measures. Using the National EMS Information System database, this study found that EMS pediatric care quality is associated with multiple patient factors, including age. Most agency-level factors were not consistently associated with quality of care. Check out the article in Pediatrics. https://bit.ly/3LY7S5P

12/15/2025

Studies indicate that households enrolled in food assistance may still experience food insecurity because of structural and socioeconomic barriers, raising concerns that enrollment alone may be insufficient to meet household food needs. This research brief in Pediatrics aimed to identify child- and household-level risk factors associated with unresolved food insecurity among families receiving WIC or SNAP to inform strategies for addressing unmet needs in vulnerable populations. https://bit.ly/44u4CW4

12/12/2025

Climate change is reshaping pediatric health, from heat-related illness and respiratory crises to trauma, displacement, and emerging vector-borne diseases. As environmental hazards intensify, frontline clinicians need updated, pediatric-specific guidance to recognize, manage, and counsel families effectively. Want a concise framework for translating climate science into clinical practice? This review in Pediatrics in Review breaks it down into four actionable hazard categories every pediatrician should know. Read the article. https://bit.ly/3M6PK9P

12/11/2025

Many medical students at one time consider pediatrics, but a much smaller number ultimately commit to pediatrics, for unclear reasons. This study in Pediatrics Open Science explored how student experiences can diminish initial interest in pediatrics and sought to identify ways that medical school leadership could improve recruitment into the field of pediatrics. Read the article. https://bit.ly/3M17Hqr

12/11/2025

New research following 8,300 children for four years found that more time on social media is linked to an increase in attention problems, unlike TV or video games, which showed no effect. This trend held true regardless of genetics or ADHD diagnosis. Read the latest study in our journal Pediatrics Open Science. https://bit.ly/4pmMHJn

12/10/2025

Rickets remains a fully preventable condition, yet vitamin D deficiency continues to place infants and children at risk for bone pain, deformities, and delayed growth. Discover updated guidance on diagnosis, evolving recommendations on 25(OH)D, and evidence-based strategies for prevention and management. Curious how recent guideline changes should shape your clinical practice? Read the article in Pediatrics in Review for a concise, clinically relevant overview. https://bit.ly/4ilqFUN

12/09/2025

Racism contributes to health disparities both inside and outside of the health care system. Within the medical realm, racism persists as explicit and implicit biases. The response to these biases materializes as medical mistrust, which contributes heavily to the health disparities experienced by Black patients in the United States. This Health Equity Rounds article in our journal Hospital Pediatrics tells the story of Jane, a 2-year-old Black girl who presented to the emergency department after lacerating her tongue while jumping on a trampoline. Read the article. https://bit.ly/4rkGf73

12/08/2025

Multicomponent lifestyle interventions are essential for managing pediatric obesity. However, access to these therapies is limited, unequal, and inequitable, which is particularly impactful for populations with social vulnerabilities. This study in Pediatrics Open Science compared lifestyle modification program persistence and reductions in body mass index z-scores between children with these vulnerabilities and those without. Read the article. https://bit.ly/4rlUuIY