Various studies have documented marked racial/ethnic disparities in children’s receipt of dental services at single time points or brief periods.

This study reveals significant improvements in children’s receipt of dental care overall, as well as a dramatic narrowing of African American/white disparities in children’s receipt of dental services over the last 40 years in the United States. (Read the full article)

Since the introduction of effective vaccines in the United States, the incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease in children aged <5 years has decreased by 99%. In 2007, in response to limited vaccine supply, Hib booster doses were deferred for 18 months.

This review found no significant change in the incidence of invasive Hib disease in the United States during the booster dose deferral period, suggesting that booster dose deferral is a reasonable approach to Hib vaccine shortages in the short-term. (Read the full article)

Findings from 3 studies suggest that the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized US children has increased in recent years.

This study provides additional evidence of an increasing trend in the rate of venous thromboembolism-associated hospitalization in US children, as well as a concurrent increase in the prevalence of venous catheter procedures. (Read the full article)

National data from child protective services agencies have shown a 55% decrease in the incidence of substantiated cases of physical abuse from 1992 to 2009, but no study has tracked the occurrence of serious injuries due to physical abuse.

Using national data from hospitalized children, we found a statistically significant increase in the incidence of serious injuries due to physical abuse from 1997 to 2009. These results are in sharp contrast to data from child protective services. (Read the full article)

A previous study of inflatable bouncer–related fractures has shown that upper extremity fractures are most common, and many fractures are caused by collisions; however, no study has examined nonfracture injuries or used nationally representative data to investigate inflatable bouncer–related injuries.

This is the first study to use nationally representative data to calculate national injury rates, assess risk factors, and examine trends for pediatric inflatable bouncer–related injuries treated in US emergency departments over a 21-year period (1990–2010). (Read the full article)

In the United States, adolescent obesity rates have tripled in the last 3 decades, with concomitant increases in other metabolic risk factors, including the metabolic syndrome (MetSyn). However, in Asian countries, these same risks have only recently begun increasing.

Representative data for the United States and Korea reveal trends in adolescent obesity and MetSyn moving in opposite directions. This study provides a benchmark for Korea and other Asian countries toward mitigating the upward trends in obesity and MetSyn. (Read the full article)

Most observational studies from Western populations suggest that blood pressure is positively associated with low birth weight and faster infant growth; however, it is unclear whether these associations are biologically based or contextually specific.

In a developed non-Western setting with relatively little socioeconomic patterning of size or growth, birth weight and infant growth had relatively limited impacts on early adolescent blood pressure, which was more strongly related to recent growth and current size. (Read the full article)

Some Western studies show early introduction of solid food is associated with subsequent obesity. However, introduction of solid food and obesity share social patterning, making these observations vulnerable to residual confounding.

In a non-Western developed setting, there was no clear association of the early introduction of solid food with childhood obesity. Studies in populations with a different confounding structure may be valuable in clarifying and reconciling potentially confounded epidemiologic associations. (Read the full article)

The incidence of childhood and adolescent melanoma has been significantly increasing up to 2004. Risk factors (fair skin, light-colored hair/eyes, female gender, presence of nevi, family history, increased number of sunburns, and exposure to UV radiation) are associated with melanoma.

This study describes incidence trends of melanoma diagnosed between the ages of 0 and 19 years and from 1973 through 2009 by gender, stage and age at diagnosis, primary site, and exposure to UV radiation. (Read the full article)

Child welfare data show declines in child physical abuse since the early 1990s, but analysis of national data from hospitalized children in the Kids’ Inpatient Database showed an increased incidence of serious physical abuse in children from 1997 to 2009.

We found no significant change in hospitalization rates for injury from abuse in young children and increases in injury severity using the National Inpatient Sample from 1997 to 2009. This data helps provide a more complete perspective of the problem. (Read the full article)

The incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating condition in neonates, varies geographically and with time. Although the most consistent risk factors are prematurity and low birth weight, it has not been convincingly shown to increase in the postsurfactant era.

The incidence of NEC, especially among the highly premature but also in more mature groups, has increased in recent decades, concurrent with dramatically improved early infant survival. Seasonal variation of NEC suggests environmental etiological factors. (Read the full article)

Previous research has demonstrated that pediatric injuries associated with television (TV) tip-overs are increasing, children aged ≤4 years are at highest risk for injury, and the head and neck are most commonly injured.

We analyzed a nationally representative sample comprising 22 years of data. On average, 17 313 children receive emergency treatment of a TV-related injury annually in the United States. The rate of injury attributable to falling TVs increased by 95% over 22 years. (Read the full article)

The natural history of asthma during adolescence is dynamic because both remission and relapse are common. Remission has consistently been associated with mild asthma and the absence of sensitization.

One in 5 children with asthma remitted from age 7 to 19. Remission was defined as no wheezing and no medication for ≥3 years and was inversely related to female gender, sensitization to furred animals, and asthma severity at baseline. (Read the full article)

The incidence of pediatric pneumococcal meningitis has declined after introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). It is unknown whether the frequency of severe neurologic sequelae and adverse outcomes has changed in the era of widespread PCV7 use.

Pneumococcal meningitis continues to be associated with substantial mortality and long-term morbidity. Sixty-three percent of survivors had neurologic sequelae. More than one-half of the children who were eligible for PCV7 were unimmunized at the time that they developed pneumococcal meningitis. (Read the full article)

Adult males are known to have a greater overall likelihood of death than female adults. Among children, excess male mortality is known for specific conditions but not as a general phenomenon.

Males are more likely to die during childhood and adolescence than their female peers from not only injuries but also from a wide variety of medical conditions, suggesting the existence of either a female robustness factor or a male vulnerability factor. (Read the full article)

Studies of psychotropic use in very young US children in the last decade have been limited by the regions, insurance types, or medication classes examined. There is a paucity of recent, nationally representative investigations of US preschool psychotropic use.

In a national sample of 2 to 5 year olds, the likelihood of psychotropic prescription peaked in the mid-2000s, then stabilized in the late 2000s. Increased psychotropic use in boys, white children, and those lacking private health insurance was documented. (Read the full article)

Varicella vaccine is effective, but there is concern that widespread use in young children may lead to a shift in the age of infection, with potentially more severe disease later in childhood and adolescence.

This study documents that varicella vaccine resulted in a decline of varicella incidence and hospitalization in all age groups, with no shift to older age groups. (Read the full article)

The American Academy of Pediatrics has identified bedding such as pillows, blankets, and quilts as potentially hazardous for the infant sleep environment. Bedding use is a modifiable risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome and unintentional sleep-related suffocation.

Reported bedding use over or under the infant for infant sleep substantially declined from 1993 to 2010. However, about one-half of US infants are still placed to sleep with potentially hazardous bedding despite recommendations against this practice. (Read the full article)

Germ cell tumors in children are heterogeneous and rare neoplasms that occur in various locations, such as gonads, the central nervous system, and the pelvis. The incidence rate has been increasing in some countries.

Population-based analyses of germ cell tumors in children are rare. This population-based study describes the incidence rates, trends, and survival of germ cell tumors in German children from 1987 to 2011. (Read the full article)

Adequate sleep is critical for adolescent health. Available data suggest a historical downward trend in sleep behavior, but there has been no rigorous evaluation of recent US trends.

The proportion of adolescents who regularly obtain ≥7 hours of sleep is decreasing. Decreases in sleep exhibit period effects that are constant across adolescents according to gender, race, socioeconomic factors, and urbanicity. The gender gap in adequate sleep is widening. (Read the full article)

Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management, and Satish Srinivasan, assistant professor of information science, will lead projects that help address the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to seed grants from the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

Forty-six teams have entered European qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, with 16 involved in the preliminary round draw on 19 January.

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Pediatricians are less frequently sued than other physicians. When suits are successful, however, the average payout is higher. Little is known about changes in the risk of litigation over time. We sought to characterize malpractice lawsuit trends for pediatricians over time.

In an effort to help mitigate the disruptive effects of the deadly COVID-19 virus, an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers are developing a novel methodology to analyze its spread and the impacts on policy to create better-prepared and more-resilient health care systems.

Penn State University Libraries has developed a curated guide to COVID-19 related resources for researchers, including ongoing research at Penn State.

With speed and ingenuity, more than 100 researchers across Penn State are shifting their research programs to address the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to funding from a seed grant initiative led by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences. In total, the initiative awarded $2.25 million to 47 teams of researchers from three campuses, 10 colleges and more than 25 departments.

Penn State Health has enrolled its first COVID-19 patient into an experimental treatment program called convalescent plasma therapy.

To assess public perceptions about COVID-19 and identify populations whose behaviors put them at risk of infection, researchers at Penn State have released an online survey for the general public.

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Two alumni and one community partner contribute clinical medicine and research experience during the pandemic

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