Health
1 in 18 U.S. teens carries a gun to school: Study
(HealthDay)—Fifteen million kids attend high school in the United States, and around 1 in 18 goes armed with a gun, a new study finds.
Dec 02, 2019
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Pediatrics
Pediatrics is an official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the inaugural January 1948 issue, the journal s first editor, Hugh McCulloch, articulated the journal s vision: "The content of the journal is... intended to encompass the needs of the whole child in his physiologic, mental, emotional, and social structure. The single word, Pediatrics, has been chosen to indicate this catholic intent." Pediatrics has been continuously published by the American Academy of Pediatrics since January 1948. Pediatrics has the second highest impact factor (4.473, 2007 Thompson Journal Citation Reports) among all journals in the field of pediatrics. It is among the top 2% most-cited scientific and medical journals (38,973 total citations in 2007) and is the most-cited journal in the field of pediatrics.
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Country
- United States
- History
- 1948–present
- Impact factor
- 4.789 (2008)
Health
Federal, state background check laws together cut teen gun carrying
(HealthDay)—The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) together with the universal background check (U/BC) significantly reduces gun carrying among adolescents, according to a study published online Dec. ...
Dec 02, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
National group publishes approach to improve pediatric sepsis surveillance
Sepsis is a major public health problem, contributing to substantial disability, death, and healthcare costs in the United States among both adults and children. Though sepsis is the focus of worldwide prevention and quality ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Pediatrics
Study finds increase in pediatric eye injuries from nonpowder firearms
Nonpowder firearms have long been marketed to children and teenagers as toys or "starter" firearms and include BB, pellet, airsoft and paintball guns. A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research ...
Nov 25, 2019
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Pediatrics
Infants may not be as immune to measles as thought
A surprising new study upends the notion that antibodies passed from mother to fetus protect infants from measles for as much as a year.
Nov 21, 2019
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Pediatrics
Some child development milestones may be set too early
CDC guidelines say most children reach a milestone by a certain age, but new data shows that "most" may mean over 99% or barely half.
Nov 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find long-term benefits of nurse home visits for new mothers and infants
Home visits by nurses to check on infants and first-time mothers offer learning benefits for the children and savings in the cost of public welfare programs, according to new research published in December 2019 issue of the ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Studies confirm safety of 9-valent HPV vaccination
(HealthDay)—The safety of the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine (9vHPV) has been confirmed, according to two studies published online Nov. 18 in Pediatrics.
Nov 18, 2019
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Pediatrics
Studies confirm HPV shot is safe
(HealthDay)—The HPV vaccine gives parents a chance to prevent their children from developing some types of cancer, and two new studies reaffirm what past research has found—the vaccine is safe.
Nov 18, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
AAP: Emergency contraception should be given to sexually active teens
(HealthDay)—Pediatricians should provide emergency contraception (EC) to teenagers who have had unprotected or underprotected intercourse, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics published ...
Nov 19, 2019
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