AudioScholar Pediatrics Weekly

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Pediatrics — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed pediatrics literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 24, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning critical advances in neonatal development and monitoring, novel interventions for complex congenital and genetic conditions, and the long-term trajectories of p… This week's papers: 1. Associations between fentanyl exposure, gut microbiome and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. — Pediatric research 2026 2. Therapeutic hypothermia at 35 weeks' gestation: navigating controversy between randomized evidence, real-world practice, and shared decision-making. — Pediatric research 2026 3. Neonatal blood glucose monitoring using glucose estimation by phase delay between oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin. — Pediatric research 2026 4. Barriers and Facilitators of Inpatient Vaccine Delivery at US Children's Hospitals: A Qualitative Study. — Pediatrics 2026 5. Concordance Between Maternal and Infant COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Status. — Pediatrics 2026 6. Non-invasive removal of the Smart tracheal occlusion device for fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a single-arm, open-label, phase 1 study. — Lancet 2026 7. Mavacamten improves energy balance in a pre-clinical model of RASopathy-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. — Pediatric research 2026 8. Evaluation of the effect of CFTR modulator therapy on lipid profiles in children. — Pediatric research 2026 9. Biological aging and generational shifts in early-onset cancer risk. — Nature medicine 2026 10. Posttuberculosis Lung Disease in Adolescents in Lima, Peru. — Pediatrics 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/ckfm22s45k

    15 min
  2. Jun 17

    This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 17, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning critical care innovations in the NICU and PICU, common diagnostic challenges from seizures to ECGs, and a look at complex care in immunology and oncology. Let's d… This week's papers: 1. Individualised duration of antibiotic treatment in culture-negative early-onset sepsis in late-preterm and term-born neonates in Denmark (DURATION): a multicen… — The Lancet. Child & adolescent health 2026 2. Performance of a Pediatric Early Warning Score Among Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition. — Pediatrics 2026 3. Dexmedetomidine use in Infants undergoing Cooling due to neonatal Encephalopathy (DICE trial): safety and pharmacokinetics. — Pediatric research 2026 4. Correlation of Oxygen Saturation Index with Oxygenation Index in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: in A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 5. Semiological features of epilepsy seizures and paroxysmal non-epileptic events in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — Developmental medicine and child neurology 2026 6. Live viral measles-mumps-rubella revaccination and varicella vaccination in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 7. Guideline-Discordant Bronchiolitis Care in Community Emergency Departments. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 8. Parental Perspectives and Experiences with Genetic Testing and Surveillance for Cancer Predisposition in Healthy Young Children. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 9. Targeted efficacy of BCG Hsp70-anti-CD123 immunoconjugate in childhood acute myeloid leukemia. — Pediatric research 2026 10. Don't Skip A Beat: Deliberate Practice and Mastery Learning of Pediatric Electrocardiograms. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/vx4vnxn3ds

    13 min
  3. Jun 6

    This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 6, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the care of extremely preterm infants, a re-evaluation of common and future therapeutics, and new approaches to assessing and preventing chronic conditions. Let's… This week's papers: 1. Novel activity and participation scales for children, adolescents, and young adults with postacute infection and vaccination syndromes and/or ME/CFS. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 2. Comparing neuroprotective drug efficacy in rodent neonatal brain injury models. — Pediatric research 2026 3. Atopic dermatitis. — Nature reviews. Disease primers 2026 4. Early Amino Acid Intake in ELBW Infants: School-Aged Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial. — Pediatrics 2026 5. Respiratory trajectories of infants born before 26 weeks of gestation from birth to discharge: an exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial. — The Lancet. Child & adolescent health 2026 6. Plasma signals of lung tumor promotion for molecular cancer prevention. — Cell 2026 7. Randomised, Multicentre Clinical Trial Found That Hypertonic Saline Did Not Reduce the Length of Stay of Hospitalised Patients With Acute Bronchiolitis. — Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 2026 8. Clinical pharmacology insights from recent cell and gene therapy approvals relevant to pediatrics. — Pediatric research 2026 9. Caring for the smallest hearts: cardiovascular phenotypes and assessment in tiny babies. — Pediatric research 2026 10. Clinical study: Cardiovascular outcomes after a 14-week exercise intervention in young adults born preterm. — Pediatric research 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/mbyz9vcc55

    9 min
  4. May 28

    This Week in Pediatrics — May 28, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 8 notable papers spanning surgical decision-making, care for our most vulnerable infants, and the future of molecular medicine. Let's dive in. [PAUSE] Our first theme covers clinical cross… This week's papers: 1. Human haematopoietic stem cells remember inflammatory stress. — Nature 2026 2. Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia. — The New England journal of medicine 2026 3. Coordinated regulation using small-molecule drugs enables controlled therapeutic genome editing and enhanced genomic precision in situ. — Science translational medicine 2026 4. Fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibition for succinate dehydrogenase-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a phase 2 trial. — Nature medicine 2026 5. Prevalence of Cerebral Abnormalities in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — Pediatrics 2026 6. Geospatial Indices of Neighborhood Environment and Preadolescent Behavioral Health Screening in Primary Care. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 7. Extended Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Infants Born Preterm Decreases Intermittent Hypoxemia: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 8. Urolithin A attenuates inflammation and enhances barrier integrity in an experimental NEC-in-a-Dish model. — Pediatric research 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/rntw7364ph

    12 min
  5. May 14

    This Week in Pediatrics — May 14, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning advances in genetics and neurodevelopment, the long-term consequences of the perinatal period, and new insights into preventing and managing infectious diseases.… This week's papers: 1. Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Incomplete Vaccination in Swedish Two-Year-Olds-A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study. — Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 2026 2. Automated oxygen flow titration for infants with bronchiolitis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. — Archives of disease in childhood 2026 3. Antibody fine specificity correlates with protection from malaria for the RTS,S vaccine in young African children: A post hoc analysis of a phase IIb randomise… — PLoS medicine 2026 4. First-trimester nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs exposure and risk of major congenital malformations: A retrospective register-based cohort study. — PLoS medicine 2026 5. An X-linked long non-coding RNA, PTCHD1-AS, and the core features of autism. — Nature 2026 6. Lineage and organ signals sequentially build organ intrinsic nervous systems. — Nature 2026 7. The role of choline in neurodevelopment. — Pediatric research 2026 8. Smaller coronary artery size in adults born preterm. — Pediatric research 2026 9. Neuroepithelial Tumor with AAV Integration after Intracisternal Magna Vector Delivery. — The New England journal of medicine 2026 10. In vivo adenine base editing ameliorates Dravet syndrome phenotypes in a mouse model. — Science translational medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/mnrvqndh8f

    17 min

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Pediatrics — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed pediatrics literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.