JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary

Feb 24 2025 93 ep. 14 mins 8k
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Editor's Audio Summary for JAMA Pediatrics, from the JAMA Network. On research in medicine, science, and clinical practice related to children’s health and illness

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Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth

Feb 24 2025 14 mins  
A new study examines how conditional and unconditional cash transfers affect exclusive breastfeeding rates. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss how cash transfers can be designed to improve the health and well-being of children and families with Meg Parker, MD, MPH, of the UMass Chan Me

School Readiness and Early Childhood Education and Care Services Among Dual Language Learners

Jan 06 2025 21 mins  
A new study explores how early childhood education and care services can reduce disparities in school readiness for dual language learners. Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, and Philip Fisher, PhD, of Stanford University discuss strategies to improve school readiness with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD

Community Health Workers Linking Clinics and Schools and Asthma Control

Dec 02 2024 17 mins  
A new study explores how community health workers can be used as links between clinic, home, and school to improve asthma care for low-income minoritized children with asthma. Jill Halterman, MD, MPH, of the University of Rochester, discusses strategies to manage asthma with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Gal

JAMA Pediatrics: Health and the 2024 Election Theme Issue

Oct 21 2024 13 mins  
JAMA Pediatrics has published research on the impact of policy on child health to inform decision-making with scientific evidence. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss policy issues raised by these studies with Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, President and CEO of Academy Health and an Associate Editor at JAMA Pe

Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Hypertension

Jul 29 2024 17 mins  
A new study finds an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adulthood after incident diagnosis of hypertension in childhood. Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD, of the University of Colorado discusses hypertension screening and treatment of children and adolescents with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison

Intervention Amount and Outcomes for Young Autistic Children

Jun 24 2024 19 mins  
A meta-analysis of treatments for autism finds that increasing intervention is not associated with greater improvement in development for young children with autism. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, discuss autism treatments with Geraldine Dawson, PhD, Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain

Iron Supplementation and Early Development in Low-Risk Breastfed Infants

Jun 12 2024 15 mins  
New research finds that iron supplementation for low-risk breastfed infants born at term does not improve psychomotor development. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss infant iron supplementation with Martha Sola-Visner, MD, associate professor at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Care

Apr 01 2024 18 mins  
New research finds that an artificial intelligence decision support tool has high accuracy for diagnosing otitis media. Bimal Desai, MD, MBI, Chief Health Informatics Officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses applications of artificial intelligence in pediatric care with Editor in Chief Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, and Associate Editor Alison A. Galbraith, MD,

Fruit Juice Consumption and Strategies to Address Pediatric Obesity

Mar 04 2024 21 mins  
A new systematic review and meta-analysis supports recommendations to limit 100% fruit juice consumption for children and adults to prevent weight gain. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, discuss strategies to address pediatric and adolescent obesity with Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, of Stanford University

HPV Vaccination and Strategies to Improve Uptake

Feb 05 2024 14 mins  
New research shows that HPV vaccination rates have increased, and interventions targeted to parents and health care professionals can improve rates. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, discuss strategies to increase HPV vaccination with Melissa Gilkey, PhD, of the University of North Carolina's Gillings