Month: <span>October 2025</span>
Month: October 2025

Does the duration of empiric antibiotic treatment influence NEC incidence and severity relative to placental pathology?

J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2025 Oct 9:19345798251387332. doi: 10.1177/19345798251387332. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a leading cause of mortality in preterm …

Sexual health indicators among young adults living with perinatally-acquired HIV in france, a gender-stratified comparison with their peers in the general population

BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 9;25(1):3442. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24542-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Comprehensive understanding of sexual health among young adults living with perinatally-acquired HIV (PHIV) is needed. …

Longitudinal associations between maternal and child screen use at 1 year of age and child behavior and development at 3 years of age

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Oct 9;25(1):791. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05701-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Young children are increasingly exposed to evolving screen technology. International guidelines recommend no screen use for …

Performance of several large language models when answering common patient questions about type 1 diabetes in children: accuracy, comprehensibility and practicality

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Oct 10;25(1):799. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05945-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The use of large language models (LLMs) in healthcare has expanded significantly with advances in natural …

Efficacy of physiotherapy with occupational and speech therapy for improving physical & behavioral status among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): an assessor blinded randomized clinical trial

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Oct 10;25(1):798. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05832-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by physical, communication, and behavioral challenges that often require comprehensive …

Understanding posterior drooling in children and young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities: a parental perspective

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Oct 9;25(1):789. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06039-z. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Saliva control problems in children and young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities are classified as anterior drooling …

Systematic review and standardized comparison of health-related quality-of-life instruments available for patients with oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer

BMC Oral Health. 2025 Oct 9;25(1):1584. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-06984-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To identify HRQoL instruments available for oral cavity cancer (OCC) or oropharyngeal cancer (OC) patients …