#pediatrics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pediatrics, aggregated by home.social.
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Play is essential for young children, including when it comes to their learning https://theconversation.com/play-is-essential-for-young-children-including-when-it-comes-to-their-learning-285572 #pediatrics #education #science #STEM
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An intestinal disorder linked to malnutrition and stunted growth, known as environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), can be transmitted from mothers to offspring via inflammatory bacteria in the small intestinal microbiome. This microbial influence begins to harm fetal development in utero.
#Microbiology #Gastroenterology #DevelopmentalBiology #Pediatrics #sflorg
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 👂❤️ #Australia’s first simultaneous double #cochlear implant #surgery gave #twins Artie and Jack access to #sound.
Surgeon Rithvik Reddy operated for eight hours on both boys, who were born prematurely with profound #deafness. The #NSW #government committed AUD$20 million to expand cochlear implant funding.
#cochlearimplants #hearing #medicine #breakthrough #health #pediatrics #genetics #family #deaf #shepherdcentre
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In his own words, here is one of the US's leading pediatric urologists and a key author of the American Academy of Pediatrics's 2012 Task Force on Circumcision. In 2026, Dr. Freedman is debunking myths about circumcision that many health care professionals believe.
“Everything You Think You Know About Circumcision is Probably Wrong” - Dr. Andrew Freedman, M.D., Cedars-Sinai Grand Rounds Presentation, March 2026
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🍼🔬 In the early #1900s, an obstetrician ran a #ConeyIsland sideshow called the "child hatchery" where visitors paid to see premie #babies in glass #incubators – because no hospital in #NewYorkCity would care for them.
Over four decades, the doctor cared for about 8,000 #infants, and his sideshow proved incubators worked, eventually pushing hospitals to adopt the #technology that remains standard in NICUs today.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a71564227/baby-incubator/
#newyork #nyc #premature #medicine #history #science #nicu #pediatrics #innovation #1900s #20thcentury
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🍼🔬 In the early #1900s, an obstetrician ran a #ConeyIsland sideshow called the "child hatchery" where visitors paid to see premie #babies in glass #incubators – because no hospital in #NewYorkCity would care for them.
Over four decades, the doctor cared for about 8,000 #infants, and his sideshow proved incubators worked, eventually pushing hospitals to adopt the #technology that remains standard in NICUs today.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a71564227/baby-incubator/
#newyork #nyc #premature #medicine #history #science #nicu #pediatrics #innovation #1900s #20thcentury
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The July 2026 issue of Acta Paediatrica is now available online 🙂
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16512227/2026/115/7
#NeoMastodon #Pediatrics #MedMastodon #Nicuverse -
“Everything You Think You Know About Circumcision is Probably Wrong” - Dr. Andrew Freedman, M.D., Cedars-Sinai Grand Rounds Presentation, March 2026
A key member of the AAP's 2012 Taskforce on Circumcision has identified 10 myths that Americans believe about circumcision. 🧵
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: A #UMass #Amherst #study tracked 379 preschoolers and found that irregular bedtimes predicted lower #vocabulary and #memory scores, even after accounting for total sleep. 😴
#Children’s #sleep timing fluctuated by about 60 minutes on average. Surprisingly, attention was unaffected, suggesting irregular sleep hits specific #brain functions rather than everything at once. 🧠
👉 https://neurosciencenews.com/irregular-sleep-memory-learning-30818/
#preschool #childdevelopment #neuroscience #parenting #education #pediatrics #health #actigraphy
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Prenatal exposure to the Zika virus can cause subtle, long-term neurodevelopmental and sensory processing disorders in infants who are born without visible physical defects.
#Virology #Neurobiology #DevelopmentalBiology #Pediatrics #sflorg
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My newest installment of "From the Pediatric Literature" in the journal, Practical Gastroenterology, discusses 1) capsule endoscopy outcomes in children and 2) comparison of pH-impedance monitoring with barium esophagram in children with reflux symptoms.
#openaccess #pediatrics #gastroenterology
https://practicalgastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/A_From-the-Ped-Lit-April-2026.pdf
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This is fascinating. But when you think about it not really surprising.
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Researchers identify androgens as key driver of deadly pediatric brain cancer PFA ependymoma, opening new therapeutic possibilities for young patients. #Pediatrics #Research
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👁️💊 An infant in #Thailand developed bright blue #eyes after taking the antiviral favipiravir for #COVID-19.
Doctors believe the drug’s fluorescent metabolites accumulated in the corneas. The effect was temporary, with the infant's natural brown eye color returning 5 days after treatment ended, leaving no permanent damage to his vision.
#medicine #biology #health #science #pediatrics #research #discovery #genetics #nature
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Ever heard of #Adoption #Medicine Centers? They can help explain "things [that] aren’t on a general pediatrician’s radar", unfamiliar medical needs, risks of "maternal and perinatal exposures", available resources, etc.
Learn more: https://www.aamc.org/news/adoption-medicine-clinics-give-children-healthy-start
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RE: https://biologists.social/@biorxivpreprint/116530172372365984
Very interesting pre-print on C-section delivery and oxytocin and vasopressin.
Why voles?
"The use of voles as subjects here also offers several advantages.
First, voles tolerate room temperature housing well [36], without the metabolic [37,38], autonomic [12,39] and
neuroendocrine [40] consequences faced by mice housed at room temperature. Voles are undomesticated,
which means their OXT and AVP systems have not undergone artificial selection as in mice [41]. "#Csection #neuroscience #obstetrics #pediatrics #obesity #oxytocin #vasopressin #cesarean
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Would you wish cancer upon a child? No?
Would you wish cancer upon a child, if the odds were below a full 100% - say, "with most studies reporting a range of 13% to 25%"[1]?
Pediatric patients with long-COVID report high symptom burden, which appears to meet or exceed that of other chronic health conditions (eg, cancer, type 1 diabetes, asthma, and sickle cell disease)[1]
Do you ask your child to wear an uncomfortable seat belt so that, in the unlikely event of a crash, they are less likely to be seriously harmed?
Have you considered having a talk with them about airborne pathogens, and the health burdens of sequelae? Because wearing an N95 is a LOT less awkward than a symptom burden exceeding cancer.
https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/13/4/ofag155/8651135
#LongCOVID #pediatrics #publicHealth #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOVer
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Maybe most tellingly, a third of children (32.9%) with Long COVID
describing their health as bad
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The most reported symptoms among 85 respondents were fatigue or tiredness (89.4%), symptoms worse after exertion (87.1%), dizziness or light-headedness (84.7%), and difficulty concentration or focusing (82.4%).
and as Tom Kindlon pointed out:
Pediatric patients with long-COVID report high symptom burden, which appears to meet or exceed that of other chronic health conditions (eg, cancer, type 1 diabetes, asthma, and sickle cell disease)
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The absence of a specific fatty acid molecule known as 12-HETE in the blood of pregnant women significantly increases the risk of their children developing childhood #asthma and early respiratory infections.
#Pediatrics #Immunology #Pulmonology #PublicHealth #sflorg
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Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune disorder driven by gluten, and its development is not causally linked to prior antibiotic treatment. A comprehensive nationwide study demonstrates that while celiac patients may have a history of higher antibiotic use, the medication itself does not trigger the disease.
#Gastroenterology #Pediatrics #Epidemiology #Immunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/med04282601.html -
> [We need] a commitment to one another to disrupt the normalization of mass suffering and death. To use our voices, our time, our talents, and our money to support organizations that educate and empower rather than silence and punish. To advocate for all children in all spaces, whether or not they want us at the table or try to hold us down.
Like #MsRachel Dr Chomilo is told he can advocate for #children, just not #Palestinian children.
#UShealthcare #gaza #Pediatrics
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Infants who are exclusively breastfed for a minimum of three months display distinct, long-term DNA methylation marks in their blood on genes related to immunity and developmental processes.
#Epigenetics #MolecularBiology #Immunology #Pediatrics #sflorg
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University of Southern California: USC ophthalmology resident Rahul Dhodapkar builds smartphone tool to screen for pediatric eye misalignment. “The measurement of this is traditionally done manually, using optical prisms and then covering the eyes. That requires a skilled observer to actually perform the measurement. Our system does that measurement by using a smartphone and AI eye tracking, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/16/university-of-southern-california-usc-ophthalmology-resident-rahul-dhodapkar-builds-smartphone-tool-to-screen-for-pediatric-eye-misalignment/ -
'Forever Chemicals' May Be Weakening The Bones of Children, Study Warns. Via @sciencealert #Pediatrics #Health ❤️🩹 🧑⚕️ #ClimateChange 🌎♨️ #ForeverChemicals
'Forever Chemicals' May Be Wea... -
Very high maternal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during pregnancy is strongly correlated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in children.
#Epidemiology #Environmental #Pediatrics #Toxicology #PFAS #sflorg
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Infants diagnosed with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) exhibit a distinctly altered and atypical gut bacterial composition compared to healthy individuals, marking a clear biological association with the rare allergic disease.
#Immunology #Microbiology #Pediatrics #Gastroenterology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/imgy04022601.html -
The challenge of delivering evidence‑based medicine in children’s care
#EvidenceBasedMedicine #ChildHealth #Pediatrics #Ethics #Healthcare #Medicine #ClinicalTrials #HealthPolicy #WHO #Science #Doctors #ResearchGaps #MedicalScience #PatientCare #Treatment
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Even a mild, temporary lack of oxygen (hypoxia) in premature infants can significantly alter long-term brain development. This early disruption can permanently hinder cognitive functions such as memory, learning, and emotional regulation well into adolescence and adulthood.
#Neuroscience #Neonatology #Pediatrics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ns03232601.html