This cross-sectional study examines the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities 21 years and younger enrolled in Medicaid through foster care to assess differences in rates of foster care involvement based on race, ethnicity, age, and sex ..read more

This Viewpoint discusses barriers to Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participation for low-income and racial and ethnic minoritized families and outlines strategies that health care professionals and health systems can use to help families overcome these barriers ..read more

In their analysis that relied on US Medicaid claims data, Shea et al found that between 4% and 5% of children with claims-based diagnoses of autism and/or intellectual disability were in foster care. To put this in perspective, of the 28.1 million Medicaid-enrolled children in 2018, 1.5% were in the foster care system at some point that year, suggesting considerable overrepresentation of children with these diagnoses in foster care. Shea and colleagues estimate that children on the autism spectrum and those with intellectual disability together compose almost 1 in 11 of all children in foster ..read more

To the Editor The Research Letter by Kumar et al showed a median duration of infectivity of 3 days after a positive test result with the Omicron variant in a cohort study of US children aged 7 to 18 years. We agree with the authors’ suggestion that current policies requiring isolation for 5 days after a positive test result might be appropriate, as most children were not infectious by day 5 ..read more

This Viewpoint describes existing public health and social service systems for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities as they transition to adult care, barriers and opportunities faced in service access, and potential actions to narrow these gaps and enhance equity ..read more

In the Research Letter titled “Outcomes of Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection vs Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections,” published online December 26, 2023, the n values in the heading in Table 2 were incorrect; thus, they were removed. This article has been corrected online ..read more

In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Ye et al report an analysis of more than 1 million births in the Greater Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia, revealing a significant association between extreme heat exposure in the third trimester and preterm birth (PTB). Individuals experiencing temperatures over the 95th percentile for their residential location during their third trimester had 61% higher odds of PTB (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.61; 95% CI, 1.55-1.67). There was no significant association of extreme heat in the other 2 trimesters with PTB. Ye and colleagues also observed significan ..read more

Vision: JAMA Pediatrics will be the most respected source of information for investigators, providers, and policy makers seeking the highest quality evidence to guide decision-making ..read more

This diagnostic study analyzes the validity of an artificial intelligence decision-support tool for the diagnosis of acute otitis media ..read more

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes why pediatric clinics ask families about social drivers of health ..read more