The Guideline Development Group of the WHO agreed that its recommendations on managing chronic pain in children would be based on the principles that access to pain management is a fundamental human right and children have a right to the highest possible standard of health.
From 2005 to 2015, there was an increase in prolonged length of stay (LOS) for pediatric mental health emergency department visits.
Researchers compared the diagnostic usefulness of the 2019 ACR/EULAR classification criteria to that of the 1997 ACR classification criteria for SLE in children and young adults.
Among patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), two peaks were identified, which followed COVID-19 peaks by two to five weeks.
Gender-affirming hormone started in early puberty, but not later in puberty or adulthood, alters hip bone geometry in transgender individuals.
An estimated 37,300 to 43,000 children have lost a parent to COVID-19.
Researchers evaluated growth as well as bone and body composition of non-transfusion-dependent (NTD) pediatric patients with chronic hemolysis.
Parents report that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the mental health of their teens.
Patterns of clinical presentation and organ involvement may distinguish between children with MIS-C and severe acute COVID-19.
The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) developed consensus treatment plans for severe pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis to evaluate comparative effectiveness and safety.
