Paediatrics
Paediatrics

Anxiety, depression, and their associations with COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare professionals: a multinational cross-sectional survey

BMC Psychol. 2025 May 2;13(1):463. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02783-0. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate the levels of anxiety and depression (A&D) and the association with knowledge, attitudes, and …

Unintentional firearm deaths among children, 0-17 years of age, by race: Findings from the national violent death reporting system, 2015-2021

Inj Epidemiol. 2025 May 2;12(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s40621-025-00573-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Unintentional firearm death (UFD) rates are higher among Black children than among White and Hispanic children. …

Access to oral healthcare for children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study in the Aegean region of Türkiye

BMC Oral Health. 2025 May 2;25(1):680. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-06053-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted healthcare systems, particularly affecting vulnerable populations such as children and …

Emergency department visits for children identified as at risk of mental and behavioral conditions in the United States: an analysis of the 2019 NHIS data

BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 May 2;25(1):636. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-12792-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The prevalence of mental and behavioral health (MBH) conditions in children has been increasing …

Diagnostic accuracy of visual triage checklist in early recognition of COVID-19 cases in the pediatric population: A retrospective cohort study

BMC Pediatr. 2025 May 2;25(1):352. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05693-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, healthcare facilities developed surveillance systems to identify patients suspected …

Glyphosate exposure increases early kidney injury biomarker KIM-1 in the pediatric population: a cross-sectional study

Sci Total Environ. 2025 May 1;980:179533. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179533. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Glyphosate exposure has been associated with adverse health effects, ranging from metabolic …

A retrospective analysis of pediatric patients on a ketogenic diet: A comparison of inpatient versus outpatient diet initiations

Epilepsy Res. 2025 Apr 29;214:107556. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107556. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Ketogenic diet therapies are effective therapies for drug-resistant epilepsy. Conventional initiation of …