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Maternal smoking and CC-16: implications for lung development and COPD across the lifespan. 

March 1, 2026
Rojas-Quintero J, Faner R, Chiu CY, Kue JT, Zhang Y, Sanz Rubio D, Colborg AS, Jakwerth CA, Schmidt-Weber CB, Maitland-van der Zee AH, Abdel-Aziz MI, Pilon AL, Owen CA, Plosa EJ, Kinney GL, Mc-Grath Morrow S, Gazzaneo MG, Cortes Santiago N, Lingappan K, Ledford JG, Spence J, Sucre JM, Sauler M, Wu TD, Agusti A,...

Timing of Food Insecurity and Associations with Parent Feeding Behaviors and Toddler Weight Status.

February 27, 2026
Orr CJ, Perrin EM, Heerman WJ, Yang Y, Lin FC, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, Yin HS, Wood CT, Delamater AM, Flower KB. Child Obes. 2026 Feb 27:21532176261423260. doi: 10.1177/21532176261423260. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41761570.

Bridging the Generational Divide in Kidney Health Care Transition Preparation: Adapting to Gen Z and Alpha in a Digital Age.

February 26, 2026
Raina R, Subhash S, Tanna S, Bajpai R, Yap HK, de Ferris MD, Verghese P. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Feb 26. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000001067. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41746737.

Predicting pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. 

February 24, 2026
Foote HP, Sun M, Goldstein BA, Hill KD, Greenberg RG, Gentle SJ, Zimmerman KO, Kamaleswaran R, Tolia VN, Laughon MM, Jackson W, Hornik CP. J Perinatol. 2026 Feb 16. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02576-2. PMID: 41699091 .

Skull base fracture from penetrating trauma by a metal straw: A case report

February 24, 2026
Mariana R. DeFreitas, Robb A. Wasserman, Daniel Park, David E. Bartlett, John P. Nazarian, Jason A. Pietryga. Otolaryngology Case Reports, Volume 39, 2026, 100738, ISSN 2468-2488, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xocr.2026.100738. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548826000160)

Contribution and Vulnerabilities of Non-US Citizens as Kidney Donors: Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database.

February 24, 2026
Gerber, A., Kenan, A., Westreich, K. Flower KB. J Immigrant Minority Health (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01884-1.

Contribution and Vulnerabilities of Non-US Citizens as Kidney Donors: Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database.

February 21, 2026
Gerber, A., Kenan, A., Westreich, K. Flower KB. J Immigrant Minority Health (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01884-1.

Globalizing GFR: integrating sitting height and extracellular volume into pediatric and adult assessment.

February 21, 2026
Filler G, Díaz-González de Ferris ME. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s00467-026-07149-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41721096.

Association of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy With Childhood Blood Pressure and Hypertension in the ECHO Cohort.

February 16, 2026
Shorey-Kendrick LE, Ladd-Acosta C, Zhao H, Aschner JL, Breton CV, Camargo CA Jr, Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Colicino E, Dabelea D, Dunlop AL, Farzan SF, Ferrara A, Gern JE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Karagas MR, Karr CJ, Lester B, Leve LD, Moore BF, Neiderhiser JM, Oken E, O'Shea TM, Sanderson K, Stanford JB, Trasande...

Reproductive Health in Young and Adolescent Females with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

February 13, 2026
Brenner EJ, Allison BA,, Berenblum Tobi C, Kamoun C, Krishnan V, Michel HK. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2026 Feb 13;28(1):8. doi:10.1007/s11894-026-01032-7. PMID: 41686365; PMCID: PMC12904935.