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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Paediatrics

Paediatrics current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

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June 2025

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown to 2030 for women's, children's, and adolescents' health: tracking progress on health and nutrition

Acupuncture for procedural pain in newborn infants (new Cochrane review)

Cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: cohort study using electronic health records

Clinical rating scales for assessing pain in newborn infants (new Cochrane review)

The COVID-19 pandemic in children and young people during 2022–24: what new did we learn?

The effect of breastfeeding on early childhood caries: a prospective cohort study of 3-year-old Chinese children

Factors that influence caregivers’ and adolescents’ views and practices regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adolescents: a qualitative evidence synthesis (new Cochrane review)

Gardening initiatives as an approach to cancer prevention for children and youth

Global prevalence of teething problems in infants and children—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Household income trajectory effect on oral health-related quality of life during the transition from childhood to adolescence

Kidney function following COVID-19 in children and adolescents

Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds

Lutein and zeaxanthin for reducing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants (new Cochrane review)

Otitis media in young children (NEJM clinical practice review)

Pediatric Long COVID subphenotypes: an EHR-based study from the RECOVER program

Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG positivity and long COVID-19 in pediatric age group

Risk factors for child abuse and neglect: systematic review and meta-analysis

Schoolchildren with asthma face different risks at different ages

Symptoms, quality of life, and executive function in children who snore

TGFβ links EBV to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Trends and cross-country inequalities in global burns burden among children and adolescents: a population-based study from 1990 to 2021

Sources

BMJ, The (Apr); Burns (Apr); Cochrane Library (Apr); Gauntlet website, The (Mar); International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry (May); JAMA Network Open (Apr); JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Feb); Journal of Dentistry (Mar-Apr); Journal of Global Health (Apr); Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, The (Mar); Lancet, The (Apr); Nature (Mar); Nature Communications (Apr); NEJM (Apr); PLOS Digital Health (Apr); Public Health (Apr-May)

April 2025

Acupuncture for neonatal abstinence syndrome in newborn infants (new Cochrane intervention review)

Adolescent menstrual health must go beyond pads

Antegrade continence enemas for pediatric functional constipation: a systematic review

Apnea after 2-month vaccinations in hospitalized preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial

The association between prenatal antibiotic exposure and adverse long-term health outcomes in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Caffeine, daytime sleepiness, and conduct problems among early adolescents: a longitudinal analysis

Carbon dioxide detection for diagnosis of inadvertent respiratory tract placement of enterogastric tubes in children (new Cochrane diagnostic review)

Deciding whether to accept an unvaccinated child into a pediatric practice

Effect of pediatric obesity treatment on long-term health

Ethical and legal considerations in the care of children and young people with high consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs): an approach to decision making

Expanded newborn screening using genome sequencing for early actionable conditions

Fluoride exposure and children’s IQ scores: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ganaxolone for treating seizures caused by CDKL5 deficiency disorder in people 2 years and over (new NICE guideline TA1033)

Global burden of neonatal preterm birth: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019

Global prevalence of sexual violence against children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Home-based educational interventions for children with asthma (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Prevalence estimates and nature of online child sexual exploitation and abuse

Public health interventions targeting the prevention of adolescent vaping: a scoping review

Respiratory benefits of multisetting air purification in children: a cluster randomized crossover trial

Toxic air: the biggest environmental killer of children in Europe and Central Asia

Sources

BMJ, The (Jan); Cochrane Library (Feb); JAMA (Jan); JAMA Pediatrics (Feb-Mar); Journal of Adolescent Health (Jan); Journal of Infection (Jan); Journal of Pediatric Surgery (Jan); Lancet Child and Adolescent Health (Mar); NEJM (Jan); NICE website (Feb); Public Health (Jan); Public Health Nursing (Jan/Feb)

February 2025

Acupuncture for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in neonates (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood and academic achievement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Climate change, modern slavery, and its impact on health – a youth perspective and global call to action

A critical analysis of UK media characterisations of Long Covid in children and young people

Cycled light in the intensive care unit for preterm and low birth weight infants (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Evaluating the benefits and risks of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for transgender adolescents

Fluid restriction for treatment of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants (new Cochrane intervention review)

Free summer programming and body mass index among schoolchildren from low-income households: a randomized clinical trial

Haematuria in children (BMJ practice pointer)

Identification and management of child abuse and neglect (BMJ practice pointer)

Levels of satisfaction and regret with gender-affirming medical care in adolescence

Longitudinal changes in epigenetic age acceleration across childhood and adolescence

The next 1000 days: building on early investments for the health and development of young children

            See also: The cost of not investing in the next 1000 days: implications for policy and practice

Paediatric relapsed acute leukaemia: curative intent chemotherapy improves quality of life

Palliative care for infants with life-limiting conditions: integrative review

Pediatric climate distress: a scoping review and clinical resource

Peer support in paediatrics: a literature review

Prevention of self‐harm and suicide in young people up to the age of 25 in education settings (new Cochrane intervention review)

Psychosocial impact of alopecia areata in paediatric and adolescent populations: a systematic review

Toddler screen use before bed and its effect on sleep and attention: a randomized clinical trial

Unintended consequences of measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review (updated Cochrane prototype review)

Sources

BMJ, The (Nov); BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care (Nov-Dec); Cochrane Library (Dec-Jan); JAMA Pediatrics (Dec); Journal of Climate Change and Health (Nov-Dec); Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Dec-Jan); Lancet, The (Nov); PLOS Global Public Health (Nov)

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