Healthgrades Pediatrics Professionals

Healthgrades Pediatrics Professionals

1976 to 2018 Saw Rise in Obesity in Young Adults

1976 to 2018 Saw Rise in Obesity in Young Adults

Prevalence of obesity in those aged 18 to 25 years increased to 32.7 percent in 2017 to 2018

Predictors ID'd for Early Introduction of Juice Into Infant Diet

Predictors ID'd for Early Introduction of Juice Into Infant Diet

U.S. Infant Mortality Reached Historic Low in 2019

U.S. Infant Mortality Reached Historic Low in 2019

Female Physicians Estimated to Earn $2 Million Less Over 40-Year Career

Female Physicians Estimated to Earn $2 Million Less Over 40-Year Career

USPSTF Urges Docs to Help Prevent Tooth Decay in Young Children

USPSTF Urges Docs to Help Prevent Tooth Decay in Young Children

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Diet, Stress Programs Might Cut SGA Risk in High-Risk Pregnancy

Risk for small-for-gestational-age newborn lower in high-risk pregnant women receiving Mediterranean diet or stress reduction intervention
Spatial Clustering of Exemptions Linked to Measles Outbreaks

Increases in medical exemptions result in more than twice as many infections than if exemptions were maintained at pre-policy change level
Underinsurance Increasing Among U.S. Children

Trend attributed to rising insurance inadequacy, which is mainly reported as unreasonable out-of-pocket medical expenses
COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Myocarditis in Youth Typically Mild

Most patients were male with median age of about 16 years; most common symptom was chest pain
Care for Eating Disorders Up During Pandemic

No similar increase in inpatient or outpatient care seen for three comparator behavioral health conditions
Risk for Diabetic Retinopathy Up for Children With Type 2 Diabetes

Risk significantly increased for requiring pars plana vitrectomy by 15 years after diagnosis for children with type 2 versus type 1 diabetes
Overall Prevalence of Autism 2.3 Percent Among 8-Year-Olds in 2018

And, cumulative incidence of ASD diagnosis or eligibility received by 48 months was higher in children aged 4 years versus those aged 8 years in 2018
Genetic Diagnosis of Rare Diseases Up With Genome Sequencing

Diagnostic yields were higher for disorders likely to have a monogenic cause versus those with a complex cause
COVID-19 Hospital Admission Up for Children With Uncontrolled Asthma

Increased risk for those with previous hospital admission or two or more courses of oral corticosteroids
Symptoms of Concussion, Brain Injury for 6.8 Percent of ≤17s in 2020

3.9 percent of children aged ≤17 had ever had a diagnosis of concussion or brain injury; likelihood up for boys, non-Hispanic Whites

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