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Dr. Matthew Grady shares his research on a simple modified step test can feasibly identify exercise intolerance in pediatric concussion patients.
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Dr. Declan Patton shares new crash-test research suggesting that an infant car seat’s seat belt routing can affect its movement and potential injury risk in a crash.
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During National Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week, Lindsey Mitros shares recent data showing concerning trends in best practices for CPS and the importance of keeping children optimally restrained at every age and stage.
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Dr. Agarwal shares how understanding children’s developmental stages and individual circumstances can help clinicians provide more effective, equitable, and personalized injury prevention strategies.
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After a suicide attempt involving poisoning, families and healthcare professionals can help reduce future risk by making medications and other potentially harmful substances less accessible at home.
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Dr. Waasdorp shares new research showing that preventing cyberbullying may depend less on choosing the "right" parenting tactic and more on pairing clear boundaries with strong parent-child communication and connection.
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Read our latest roundup of notable child injury prevention news articles from August 2026.
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Dr. Anireddy Reddy shares her recent research demonstrating that the PICU is an acceptable and valuable setting for universal firearm safe-storage counseling, providing an important opportunity to promote safer firearm practices and prevent pediatric firearm injuries.
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A growing trend of drivers using dash cams to create viral social media content may encourage risky driving behaviors, raising new concerns for adolescent driver safety and injury prevention.
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Julianna Berardi shares results from a CHOP Violence Intervention Program quality improvement initiative that strengthened patient and family feedback collection and offers a roadmap for optimizing patient-reported outcomes in other clinical settings.
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The Poison Control Center at CHOP is warning families, healthcare providers, and policymakers about a concerning rise in serious and potentially fatal diphenhydramine poisonings, particularly among teenagers.
