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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.

  1. 5d ago

    This Week in Pediatrics — Aug 10, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning antibiotic stewardship and diagnostics in the office and emergency department, technology at the bedside in the neonatal intensive care unit, and the systems that… This week's papers: 1. Feedback with Education versus Digital Ototscopy for Acute Otitis Media Diagnosis and Treatment — Journal of Pediatrics 2026 2. Vaccination in pediatric transplantation-General recommendations. A position paper by the European Reference Network TransplantChild — Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2026 3. Telemedicine Use in Primary Care for Children: 2019-2024 — Pediatrics 2026 4. Meningococcal B Vaccination Patterns Across 10 Integrated Health Systems within Vaccine Safety Datalink, 2015-2023 — Journal of Pediatrics 2026 5. POCUS-guided nasojejunal tube placement reduces malposition and radiation exposure in neonates: a multicenter real-world retrospective study — Pediatric Research 2026 6. Diagnostic role of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in pediatric syncope in the emergency department: a prospective study — European Journal of Pediatrics 2026 7. Asthma Exacerbation Risk and School Asthma Readiness — Pediatrics 2026 8. Prolonged screen time is associated with increased prevalence of sleep disorders in children — European Journal of Pediatrics 2026 9. Children With Complex Chronic Conditions in the Child Protective Services — Pediatrics 2026 10. Feasibility of Surfactant Delivery via Preterm Supraglottic Airways in Infants with Birth Weights of 800-1500 g — Journal of Pediatrics 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/wnze6ycwkq

  2. Aug 3

    This Week in Pediatrics — Aug 3, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning neonatal and early-life interventions, pediatric therapeutic safety, and adolescent mental health and chronic care. We will explore how common therapies like pa… This week's papers: 1. Paracetamol as analgesic and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants: a secondary analysis of the BeNeDuctus trial. — Pediatric research 2026 2. Paediatric anaesthesia and the developing brain. — The Lancet. Child & adolescent health 2026 3. Community Firearm Violence, Youth Depression, and Suicide Risk in Philadelphia: 2017-2024. — Pediatrics 2026 4. Opportunities for Pediatricians to Address Racism and Bias to Reduce Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk: Policy Statement. — Pediatrics 2026 5. Gastrointestinal Adverse Events Following Rotavirus Vaccination in Children: A Systematic Review. — Acta paediatrica 2026 6. Maternal vitamin D status modifies the association between GDM and offspring neurodevelopment: a prospective birth cohort study. — Pediatric research 2026 7. Influence of probiotics on faecal antibiotic resistome in neonates: a systematic review. — Pediatric research 2026 8. Infliximab originator and biosimilars have similar efficacy in children with inflammatory bowel disease. — Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2026 9. Screening of pre-type 1 diabetes in high-risk paediatric population: a pilot study in Latvia. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 10. Health complaints, social impacts, and perceived care effectiveness reported by children with obesity and their parents: a prospective observational study in t… — European journal of pediatrics 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/uhzv757jab

  3. Jul 20

    This Week in Pediatrics — Jul 20, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning neonatal care and respiratory strategies, infectious disease interventions and long-term growth, and long-term neurodevelopmental and gastrointestinal outcomes… This week's papers: 1. Empirical treatment with valganciclovir in infants living with HIV and hospitalised with severe pneumonia in Africa: a multicentre, open-label, factorial, rand… — Lancet 2026 2. Hearing-Targeted Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening: An 11-Year Experience — Pediatrics 2026 3. Social Inequities in High-Risk Neonatal Care Delivery: Clinical Report — Pediatrics 2026 4. Expert consensus on bedside transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants — Pediatric Research 2026 5. Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after vacuum-assisted delivery: A population-based cohort study — PLoS Medicine 2026 6. Diagnostic Performance of Fecal Elastase and Risk Factors for Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Children with Pancreatitis: An INSPPIRE-2 Study — The Journal of Pediatrics 2026 7. In-utero HIV exposure and postnatal growth to 8 years of age: a prospective cohort study in the Western Cape, South Africa — The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2026 8. Second- and third-line treatment options for refractory monosymptomatic enuresis in children: a scoping review — European Journal of Pediatrics 2026 9. Impact of Respiratory Support Strategies on COVariability During Therapeutic Hypothermia in Neonates With Asphyxia: Data From the German Hypothermia Registry — Acta Paediatrica 2026 10. Age-specific ETCOc measured by non-dispersive infrared spectroscopy predicts neonatal phototherapy — Pediatric Research 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/rj8wbs2ksa

  4. Jul 13

    This Week in Pediatrics — Jul 13, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning critical advancements in neonatal and perinatal care, cardiovascular and intensive care monitoring, and strategies for improving equity and long-term screening… This week's papers: 1. Therapeutic equivalence of intermittent and continuous phototherapy for neonatal jaundice: a systematic review & meta-analysis with regression and trial sequen… — European journal of pediatrics 2026 2. Efficacy and safety of procedural sedation-analgesia during laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 3. Racial and Ethnic Variation in Outpatient Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 4. Caregiver-Reported Quality of Pediatric Primary Care Language Services. — Pediatrics 2026 5. Update on Selected Adverse Events of Concern Following Immunization With Acellular Pertussis Vaccines, a Narrative Review. — Acta paediatrica 2026 6. Respiratory evolution after antenatal betamethasone dose reduction in very preterm neonates: a post hoc analysis of the BETADOSE trial. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 7. Prediction of future onset of allergic rhinitis and analysis of risk factors in children with food allergy during infancy. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 8. Fluid balance during PICU stay in children after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 9. A multivariate electrocardiographic predictive model for left ventricular hypertrophy in children with primary hypertension. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 10. Screening for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Japanese 18- and 36-Month Health Check-Ups: Utility and Reproducibility of the ESSENCE-Q. — Acta paediatrica 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/jkc66nykj6

  5. Jul 6

    This Week in Pediatrics — Jul 6, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning preventive health and vaccine implementation, advances in neonatal and infant intensive care, and practical updates in pediatric emergency medicine and gastroen… This week's papers: 1. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Pediatric Death in the United States: 2016-2025. — Pediatrics 2026 2. Parenteral Lipid Dose and Bilirubin Neurotoxicity in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Factorial Randomized Trial. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 3. Diagnostic accuracy study assessing the ability of paediatric asthma scores to predict admission following initial emergency department bronchodilator therapy:… — Archives of disease in childhood 2026 4. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization Disparities in Mothers and Infants at the Birth Hospitalization: A Cross-Sectional Study. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 5. KP.2-Adapted BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Effectiveness in Children. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 6. Comparison of Crohn's disease exclusion diet and exclusive enteral nutrition in prospectively followed paediatric patients with Crohn's disease. — Pediatric research 2026 7. Home and in-hospital phototherapy as comparable select routine approach for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. — Pediatric research 2026 8. Cost-benefit analysis of nirsevimab for respiratory syncytial virus prevention in infants: a population-based study. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 9. Multimodal neuromonitoring in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and the association with neurodevelopmental outcomes: A Multicenter Study. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026 10. Long-term recurrence and acute seizure clustering in children with convulsions with mild gastroenteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — European journal of pediatrics 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/j8kk6sty9e

  6. Jun 30

    This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 30, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning neonatal care and preventive strategies, prenatal exposures and long-term offspring safety, critical updates in pediatric gastroenterology, and key trends in adol… This week's papers: 1. Phase 3 Trial of Oral Infigratinib in Children with Achondroplasia — The New England Journal of Medicine 2026 2. Prophylactic Dextrose Gel for Neonatal Hypoglycemia and Neurocognitive Function at 6 to 7 Years of Age: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial — JAMA Pediatrics 2026 3. ESPGHAN position paper on screening, diagnosis and investigation of paediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease — Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2026 4. Prenatal Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Use and the Risk of Autism and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Sibling-Matched Cohorts — JAMA Internal Medicine 2026 5. Impact of Phototherapy Blanket Treatment on Need for Overhead Phototherapy in Term Infants-A Randomised Controlled Trial (The Babies in Blankets Trial-BiB Tria… — Acta Paediatrica 2026 6. Impact of antenatal biological response modifying drugs on infant infection risk and vaccination rates: a national cohort study — Archives of Disease in Childhood 2026 7. Safety of infant milks: Contamination with cereulide. A commentary by ESPGHAN (European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) — Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2026 8. The frequency and characteristics of ultra-short celiac disease in children: A single-center experience — European Journal of Pediatrics 2026 9. Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination global scores for predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes after 2 years of age: A systematic review and meta-analysis — Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2026 10. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students: 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey — Pediatrics 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/g5r9qgm9mg

  7. Jun 24

    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

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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.