Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth
A new study examines how conditional and unconditional cash transfers affect exclusive breastfeeding rates. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss how cash transfers can be designed to improve the health and well-being of children and families with Meg Parker, MD, MPH, of the UMass Chan Medical School. Related Content: Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth
24 Feb 14min
School Readiness and Early Childhood Education and Care Services Among Dual Language Learners
A new study explores how early childhood education and care services can reduce disparities in school readiness for dual language learners. Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, and Philip Fisher, PhD, of Stanford University discuss strategies to improve school readiness with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH. Related Content: School Readiness and Early Childhood Education and Care Services Among Dual Language Learners
6 Jan 21min
Community Health Workers Linking Clinics and Schools and Asthma Control
A new study explores how community health workers can be used as links between clinic, home, and school to improve asthma care for low-income minoritized children with asthma. Jill Halterman, MD, MPH, of the University of Rochester, discusses strategies to manage asthma with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH. Related Content: Community Health Workers Linking Clinics and Schools and Asthma Control
2 Dec 202417min
JAMA Pediatrics: Health and the 2024 Election Theme Issue
JAMA Pediatrics has published research on the impact of policy on child health to inform decision-making with scientific evidence. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss policy issues raised by these studies with Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, President and CEO of Academy Health and an Associate Editor at JAMA Pediatrics. Related Content: Transgender Adolescent School Climate, Mental Health, and Adult Social Support Mandatory Child Protective Services Reporting for Substance-Exposed Newborns and Peripartum Outcomes Guiding Child Health Policy With Science Real-Time Exposure to Negative News Media and Suicidal Ideation Intensity Among LGBTQ+ Young Adults
21 Okt 202413min
Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Hypertension
A new study finds an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adulthood after incident diagnosis of hypertension in childhood. Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD, of the University of Colorado discusses hypertension screening and treatment of children and adolescents with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH. Related Content: Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Hypertension
29 Juli 202417min
Intervention Amount and Outcomes for Young Autistic Children
A meta-analysis of treatments for autism finds that increasing intervention is not associated with greater improvement in development for young children with autism. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, discuss autism treatments with Geraldine Dawson, PhD, Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development. Related Content: Determining Associations Between Intervention Amount and Outcomes for Young Autistic Children
24 Juni 202419min
Iron Supplementation and Early Development in Low-Risk Breastfed Infants
New research finds that iron supplementation for low-risk breastfed infants born at term does not improve psychomotor development. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss infant iron supplementation with Martha Sola-Visner, MD, associate professor at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Related Content: Effect of Low-Dose Iron Supplementation on Early Development in Breastfed Infants
12 Juni 202415min
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Care
New research finds that an artificial intelligence decision support tool has high accuracy for diagnosing otitis media. Bimal Desai, MD, MBI, Chief Health Informatics Officer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses applications of artificial intelligence in pediatric care with Editor in Chief Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, and Associate Editor Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH. Related Content: Development and Validation of an Automated Classifier to Diagnose Acute Otitis Media in Children
1 Apr 202418min
