JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary

JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary

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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February 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 Medical School.

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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, MPH.

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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 Galbraith, MD, MPH.

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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 Pediatrics.

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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 Galbraith, MD, MPH.

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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 Development.

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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 Medical School.

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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, MPH.

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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.

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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 School of Global Public Health.

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    Two recent studies find that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is safe for infants and effective for children aged 1-4 years. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, discuss clinical and policy implications with Grace Lee, MD, MPH, professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.

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    Screen use by children is common and can affect child development, with effects varying by age and developmental domain. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison A. Galbraith, MD, discuss evidence about screen use across childhood and strategies to reduce negative impacts with Sheri Madigan, PhD, RPsych, of the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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    November 6, 2023 13 mins

    Firearm suicide takes the lives of thousands of US youths annually, and the economic burden of youth violence is high, especially from male firearm homicides. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison A. Galbraith, MD, discuss the burden of gun violence and prevention of firearm-related injuries with JAMA Network Open Editor Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH, of the Seattle Child...

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    Treatment with buprenorphine is approved and effective for adolescents with opioid use disorder (OUD) but is underused. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison A. Galbraith, MD, discuss diagnosis and treatment of OUD with Scott Hadland, MD, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and an expert in adolescent OUD. 

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    JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary by Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, and Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH, Associate Editor, for the September 5, 2023, issue.

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