Injuries
News
Corpus callosum functioning, structural integrity impaired in some TBI patients
Half of the pediatric TBI patients studied had significantly slower interhemispheric transfer times than the control group.
News
Player-to-player contact, not ‘heading,’ is main source of soccer concussions
Head contact with other players, not with the ball, is the main source of concussions among high-school soccer players of both sexes.
Conference Coverage
ABA: Engineered skin substitutes trim pediatric burn mortality
Key clinical point: Availability of autologous engineered skin substitutes for treatment of extensive, deep burns may reduce time to wound closure...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Anticipatory guidance can reduce chronic postconcussion syndrome
Letters from Maine
Short on activity
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses how little physical activity children really engage in during organized youth activities such as dance classes...
Conference Coverage
SAEM: Pelvic CT may not be needed to diagnose intra-abdominal injury in children
CT limited to the radiographic abdomen – the region between the dome of the diaphragm to the top of the iliac crest – may be able to capture the...
News
Sexual violence against children is high in low-, middle-income countries
At least 25% of females from six of seven countries studied and 10% of males in four of the countries were victims of sexual violence during...
Commentary
Youth sports
Dr. Lee Savio Beers shares her top three points to consider when advising parents who are enrolling their children in recreational sports. Sports...
News
FDA proposes 1-year blood donor deferral for gay and bisexual men
Conference Coverage
PAS: Oral antibiotics better for complicated pneumonia post discharge than PICC
Key clinical point: Children with pneumonia complicated by empyema should be prescribed oral antibiotics for postdischarge treatment rather than a...
News
Concussion effect on academics may require accommodations
Key clinical point: Concussion can affect students’ learning and academic performance. Major finding: 88% of unrecovered students reported having...