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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.
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This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 24, 2026
5d ago00:15:10Tap to summarizeWelcome 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 pediatric diseases into adolescence and young adulthood. Let us dive in. We begin in the neonatal intensive care unit, where balancing immediate thera…This week's papers:Associations between fentanyl exposure, gut microbiome and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. — Pediatric research 2026Therapeutic hypothermia at 35 weeks' gestation: navigating controversy between randomized evidence, real-world practice, and shared decision-making. — Pediatric research 2026Neonatal blood glucose monitoring using glucose estimation by phase delay between oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin. — Pediatric research 2026Barriers and Facilitators of Inpatient Vaccine Delivery at US Children's Hospitals: A Qualitative Study. — Pediatrics 2026Concordance Between Maternal and Infant COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Status. — Pediatrics 2026Non-invasive removal of the Smart tracheal occlusion device for fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a single-arm, open-label, phase 1 study. — Lancet 2026Mavacamten improves energy balance in a pre-clinical model of RASopathy-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. — Pediatric research 2026Evaluation of the effect of CFTR modulator therapy on lipid profiles in children. — Pediatric research 2026Biological aging and generational shifts in early-onset cancer risk. — Nature medicine 2026Posttuberculosis Lung Disease in Adolescents in Lima, Peru. — Pediatrics 2026Listen at AudioScholar
Transcribe →This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 17, 2026
2w ago00:12:50Tap to summarizeWelcome 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 dive in. We begin this week in the intensive care setting, with several studies aimed at optimizing care for our most vulnerable patients. A major nat…This week's papers:Individualised duration of antibiotic treatment in culture-negative early-onset sepsis in late-preterm and term-born neonates in Denmark (DURATION): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. — The Lancet. Child & adolescent health 2026Performance of a Pediatric Early Warning Score Among Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition. — Pediatrics 2026Dexmedetomidine use in Infants undergoing Cooling due to neonatal Encephalopathy (DICE trial): safety and pharmacokinetics. — Pediatric research 2026Correlation of Oxygen Saturation Index with Oxygenation Index in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: in A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026Semiological features of epilepsy seizures and paroxysmal non-epileptic events in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — Developmental medicine and child neurology 2026Live viral measles-mumps-rubella revaccination and varicella vaccination in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review. — European journal of pediatrics 2026Guideline-Discordant Bronchiolitis Care in Community Emergency Departments. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026Parental Perspectives and Experiences with Genetic Testing and Surveillance for Cancer Predisposition in Healthy Young Children. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026Targeted efficacy of BCG Hsp70-anti-CD123 immunoconjugate in childhood acute myeloid leukemia. — Pediatric research 2026Don't Skip A Beat: Deliberate Practice and Mastery Learning of Pediatric Electrocardiograms. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026Listen at AudioScholar
Transcribe →This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 10, 2026
3w ago00:10:58Tap to summarizeWelcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning advances in chronic disease management, key updates in prevention and public health, and a look at emerging diagnostic and therapeutic trends. Let's dive in. We begin with chronic disease, looking at new insights from basic science to long-term clinical surveillance. In *Nature*, a study offers a potential new…This week's papers:GPR15-guided CD8T regulatory cells control intestinal inflammation. — Nature 2026Bowel ultrasound scan in the management of pediatric moderate ulcerative colitis: The applicability of international bowel ultrasound segmental activity score. — Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2026Survivors of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: A Review. — JAMA 2026Egg Allergy Prevalence Before and After Guidelines for Earlier Egg Introduction. — JAMA pediatrics 2026Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage and Potential Barriers Among US Children Born From 2007 to 2024. — Pediatrics 2026Inclusion of young adolescents in policy development for new tuberculosis vaccines. — The Lancet. Global health 2026Automated contactless radar-derived movement index for outpatient motor surveillance. — Pediatric research 2026Survodutide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Adults with Obesity. — The New England journal of medicine 2026Use of Leucovorin After the FDA Announcement of Its Use for Autism Spectrum Disorders. — Pediatrics 2026Listen at AudioScholar
Transcribe →This Week in Pediatrics — Jun 6, 2026
3w ago00:09:27Tap to summarizeWelcome 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 dive in. [PAUSE] We begin in the NICU, with a focus on our most vulnerable patients: the extremely preterm infant. A series of papers this week pro…This week's papers: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 2026Comparing neuroprotective drug efficacy in rodent neonatal brain injury models. — Pediatric research 2026Atopic dermatitis. — Nature reviews. Disease primers 2026Early Amino Acid Intake in ELBW Infants: School-Aged Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial. — Pediatrics 2026Respiratory 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 2026Plasma signals of lung tumor promotion for molecular cancer prevention. — Cell 2026Randomised, 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) 2026Clinical pharmacology insights from recent cell and gene therapy approvals relevant to pediatrics. — Pediatric research 2026Caring for the smallest hearts: cardiovascular phenotypes and assessment in tiny babies. — Pediatric research 2026Clinical study: Cardiovascular outcomes after a 14-week exercise intervention in young adults born preterm. — Pediatric research 2026Listen at AudioScholar
Transcribe →This Week in Pediatrics — May 28, 2026
May 2800:11:54Tap to summarizeWelcome 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 crossroads in surgery and screening, beginning with a major trial in The New England Journal of Medicine that addresses a long-standing question in pediatr…This week's papers:Human haematopoietic stem cells remember inflammatory stress. — Nature 2026Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia. — The New England journal of medicine 2026Coordinated regulation using small-molecule drugs enables controlled therapeutic genome editing and enhanced genomic precision in situ. — Science translational medicine 2026Fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibition for succinate dehydrogenase-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a phase 2 trial. — Nature medicine 2026Prevalence of Cerebral Abnormalities in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — Pediatrics 2026Geospatial Indices of Neighborhood Environment and Preadolescent Behavioral Health Screening in Primary Care. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026Extended Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Infants Born Preterm Decreases Intermittent Hypoxemia: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. — The Journal of pediatrics 2026Urolithin A attenuates inflammation and enhances barrier integrity in an experimental NEC-in-a-Dish model. — Pediatric research 2026Listen at AudioScholar
Transcribe →This Week in Pediatrics — May 21, 2026
May 2100:10:12Tap to summarizeWelcome to This Week in Pediatrics. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning new insights into genetic disease mechanisms, the push for population-based screening, and critical updates in clinical communication and global health. Let's dive in. [PAUSE] We begin with a look at the fundamental building blocks of disease, with a major study on genetic cancer risk and several basic scienc…This week's papers:From PCOS to PMOS: inclusion of the adolescent voice in setting clinical and research priorities. — The Lancet. Child & adolescent health 2026Cost of health systems strengthening for small and sick newborn care in four sub-Saharan African countries implemented with NEST360: incremental cost analyses. — The Lancet. Global health 2026Scavenger receptor class F member 2 is an intracellular receptor for hepatitis B virus. — Cell 2026Screening Children for Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes. — JAMA 2026A New Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Paradigm. — JAMA 2026Mitochondrial L-2-hydroxyglutarate is a physiological signalling metabolite. — Nature 2026Pathogenic germline variations and cancer risks in pediatric patients referred for genetic testing. — Nature medicine 2026Genome instability triggers intercellular DNA transfer between human cells. — Cell 2026Advancing Indigenous Health Equity in Medical School Curricula. — The New England journal of medicine 2026Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy. — The New England journal of medicine 2026Listen at AudioScholar
Transcribe →This Week in Pediatrics — May 14, 2026
May 1400:16:32Tap to summarizeWelcome 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. Let's dive in. [PAUSE] Our first theme explores the rapidly moving field of genetics and neurodevelopment, with papers highlighting a new therapeuti…This week's papers:Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Incomplete Vaccination in Swedish Two-Year-Olds-A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study. — Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 2026Automated oxygen flow titration for infants with bronchiolitis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. — Archives of disease in childhood 2026Antibody fine specificity correlates with protection from malaria for the RTS,S vaccine in young African children: A post hoc analysis of a phase IIb randomised controlled trial. — PLoS medicine 2026First-trimester nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs exposure and risk of major congenital malformations: A retrospective register-based cohort study. — PLoS medicine 2026An X-linked long non-coding RNA, PTCHD1-AS, and the core features of autism. — Nature 2026Lineage and organ signals sequentially build organ intrinsic nervous systems. — Nature 2026The role of choline in neurodevelopment. — Pediatric research 2026Smaller coronary artery size in adults born preterm. — Pediatric research 2026Neuroepithelial Tumor with AAV Integration after Intracisternal Magna Vector Delivery. — The New England journal of medicine 2026In vivo adenine base editing ameliorates Dravet syndrome phenotypes in a mouse model. — Science translational medicine 2026Listen at AudioScholar
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