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Assessing Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in VPT InfantsIn recent years there have been marked improvements in survival and outcomes for infants born at less than 30 weeks of gestational age. Despite … Read more

Chronic abdominal pain is a common problem in children and adolescents, with more than 13% of youth affected worldwide. Most will not be diagnosed with an identifiable organic disease but will have … Read more

Food Allergies and Food Insecurity: Interlocking ChallengesAlmost 1 in 13 American children (7.6%) have IgE-mediated food allergies (FA). The standard treatment for FA is avoiding allergenic foods, … Read more

Bradley Warady, MD, Division Director of Pediatric Nephrology; Director, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, is … Read more

Prevalence and Complications of Pediatric DiabetesAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, new diabetes cases have decreased over the last decade, except in people under 20. In fact, in 2018, … Read more