March 26, 2026

St. Louis Pediatrician Gets 20-Year Sentence

A physician exploited patients with addiction for nearly a decade, trading prescriptions for sex acts, photos, and cash

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March 18, 2026

AAP, NASPGHAN Issue Guidance on Faltering Weight in Children

New recommendations standardize diagnosis and aim to reduce unnecessary interventions in early childhood growth concerns.

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March 16, 2026

Retinal AI Predicts Neonatal Lung Disease

AI models trained on routine ROP images identify bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension in premature infants

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March 12, 2026

Medical Oddities: Allergies, Meet Your Match in Matcha

Matcha muting sneezes, snack foods nudging fracture risk, firstborns navigating baby-number-two drama, and more this week.

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March 09, 2026

Which Viruses Hit Kids Hardest?

Study compares pathogen type, comorbidities, and clinical severity in pediatric admissions

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March 02, 2026

FDA Okays Weekly Option in Achondroplasia

Navepegritide is described as the first therapy to deliver continuous C-type natriuretic peptide exposure over a weekly dosing interval in eligible pediatric patients.

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February 25, 2026

FDA Approves First Therapy for Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis

Patients with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis now have a targeted biologic option.

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January 27, 2026

AI Scribes: Efficiency for Whom?

Unresolved safety, privacy, and regulatory concerns may limit benefits of AI scribes for physicians and patients.

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October 29, 2024

New Data Challenges Pediatric Sinusitis Treatment Guidelines

A JAMA review revealed that only 26% of pediatric ABRS patients treated with placebo required subsequent antibiotic therapy, prompting questions about current guidelines recommending first-line antibiotic use in children with sinusitis.

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November 01, 2024

Are Antibiotics Needed for Pediatric Pneumonia?

Nearly one in five children diagnosed with pneumonia in outpatient settings did not receive antibiotics, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.

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