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Paediatricians may have a new tool in a scorecard that could ably detect peanut allergy in infants with atopic dermatitis (AD).

In children with liver abscess, factors such as age-related leukocytosis, neutrophilia, elevated aspartate transaminase or alanine transaminase, and hypoalbuminaemia at presentation are significantly associated with poor outcomes, suggests a study.

A personalized nutritional counselling targeting adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) during pregnancy may be an effective strategy against childhood overweight/obesity, findings from the PREMEDI study have shown.

The gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) model appears more reliable than previous models in predicting intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)-resistant Kawasaki disease (KD), reports a study.

Pregnant women with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) are at higher risk of adverse pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes, including gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, caesarean delivery, preterm birth, neonatal respiratory distress, neonatal infections, and major congenital malformations, among others, as reported in a study.

The implementation of family-based treatment for overweight or obesity in paediatric primary care settings has demonstrated success, with a recent study showing that the treatment led to improved weight outcomes.