What pediatrics is researching now
The topics gaining the most ground, ranked by the PubDaily Trend Score: new research, stronger evidence, new trials and new guidelines. 291 topics in 22 specialties, updated 18 Oct 2026.
Monthly reportThe fastest-rising topics in medicine: October 2026Read →Obesity medicines in adolescents
GLP-1 based medicines for obesity in children and adolescents.
Key point: Pharmacotherapy is recommended for adolescents aged 12 years and older as adjunct therapy when appropriate, alongside intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment.
Pediatric sepsis criteria
New definitions and criteria for sepsis in children, such as the Phoenix criteria.
Genomic newborn screening
Genome or exome sequencing of newborns to detect treatable conditions.
Early autism detection
Screening and early diagnosis of autism in young children.
Kangaroo mother care
Skin-to-skin contact for preterm and low birth weight infants.
RSV prevention in infants
Nirsevimab, maternal vaccination and other ways to protect infants from RSV.
Key point: A complementary, progressive strategy should integrate maternal vaccination and monoclonal antibody immunoprophylaxis, initially prioritizing high-risk infants and gradually expanding to all susceptible infants.
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How the Trend Score works
Four signals
Growth in new papers (35%), growth in randomised trials, meta-analyses and systematic reviews (25%), new clinical trials registered (20%), and new guidelines and consensus statements (20%), each over the last 12 months against the 12 before.
A score out of 100
Each signal is ranked against every topic we follow, so a score of 90 means the topic is ahead of about 90% of them. Rising fast: 80 and above. Rising: 55 to 79. Emerging: fewer than 100 papers the year before, too few to rank.
What it does not tell you
More research on a topic is not evidence that a treatment works. Open a topic to read the papers and guidelines themselves. Counts come from PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov.