Mental Health of Adolescents Exposed to the War in Ukraine
This cross-sectional study examines the mental health burden of adolescents exposed to war during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

AI Simulation of Adolescents ’ Responses to Vaping-Prevention Messages
This quality improvement study investigates if a large language model could simulate adolescents ’ responses to vaping-prevention campaigns and identify the most effective messages to address the public health crisis of adolescent vaping. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Sources of Contraception Among Adolescents and Young Adults
This cross-sectional study describes the nationwide pattern of contraception access by sociodemographic characteristics and health care settings among US youth aged 15 to 24 years. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Eating Family Meals Together at Home
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the benefits of eating family meals together at home. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

How Youth Are Interacting With Chatbots
This Viewpoint describes the use of large language model chatbots in social, educational, and therapeutic settings and the need to assess when children are developmentally ready to engage with them. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

JAMA Pediatrics Peer Reviewers in 2023
We sincerely thank the 895 peer reviewers who completed manuscript reviews for JAMA Pediatrics in 2023. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Basic Environmental Supports for Positive Brain and Cognitive Development in the First Year of Life
This study attempts to determine if key environmental supports measured as a thrive factor in the first year of life positively impact brain, cognitive, and socioemotional outcomes through age 3 years. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Estimated Childhood Lead Exposure From Drinking Water in Chicago
This cross-sectional study evaluates the extent and impact of lead-contaminated drinking water in children younger than 6 years Chicago, Illinois. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Childhood Overweight and Obesity During and After COVID-19
This cohort study analyzes the prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children in Sweden before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic and longitudinal trends in body mass index. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

JAMA Pediatrics —The Year in Review, 2023
For a solid 3 years, COVID-19 commandeered academic publishing. Academic submissions, however, at least for now, seem to be a lagging indicator of the pandemic. While society has lurched back toward normalcy, we are still receiving papers trying to make sense of what we have been through retrospectively. In some ways, more recent papers include studies that are more salient. They have longer follow-up, have larger sample sizes, and have evaluated the effects of more recent strains of the virus. But other reports seem out of date or not clinically informative. For example, we still receive many papers about multisystem infl...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Partnering With Parents to Dismantle “Good-Death” Narratives
This Viewpoint dismantles the notion of a “good death” in pediatrics using quotes from bereaved parents and provides actionable alternatives to improve quality end-of-life care for dying children and their families. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 11, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Social Determinants of Health and Redirection of Care for Infants Born Extremely Preterm
This cohort study evaluates associations between maternal social determinants of health and redirection of care discussions for infants born extremely preterm. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 11, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies for Treatment Timing for Perinatally Acquired Hepatitis C Virus
This study developed a state-transition model to project clinical and economic outcomes for children with perinatally acquired hepatitis C virus to investigate the cost-effectiveness of treating at various ages. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 11, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Age and Probability of Spontaneous Umbilical Hernia Closure
This cohort study of children younger than 6 years uses electronic health records to investigate whether a child ’s age is associated with the probability of spontaneous umbilical hernia closure and to refine guidelines for surgical repair. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 11, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Child Health Behaviors and Obesity After COVID-19
This Viewpoint examines recent COVID-19 –related behavioral shifts in children’s diet, physical activity, sleep, and screen time from a health equity perspective and provides upstream interventions to support overall child health. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - March 4, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research