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The article discusses research by Shaun Kunisaki and colleagues, reported in the "Journal of Pediatrics" issue on June 22, 2023, on the survival rates of girls with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). It mentions that the study found that girls with CDH have slightly lower survival rates compared to boys with the condition, even after controlling for markers of disease severity.

The article describes the case of a 12-year-old girl who presented to the clinic with a rash she had for two days. The patient revealed that the rash originated on her upper back and trunk and looked like small red papules with a central pustule. According to the authors, the clinical history and characteristic nature of the lesions presented in the case are consistent with primary varicella infection.

The article describes the case of an 11-year old girl who was diagnosed with juvenile recurrent parotitis.

The article describes the case of a 4-year-old girl who suffered from scalp lesion.

The article offers information on a bone marrow drive in Manhattan, New York City on March 7, 2009 to help 6-year-old Jasmina Anema, who has an aggressive form of leukemia and is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. It states that celebrities such as singers Rihanna, Kelly Rowland and Calvin Richardson and New York Knick Chris Wilcox have been moved by Jasmina's story. The next drive will be in Harlem, New York City on March 29. Event co-organizer said they wanted to help Jasmina and they hope to get a lot of people to participate.

The article features Jewel Sulker, an 11-year-old girl from Brooklyn, New York City who is suffering from several ailments and conditions, including hidden genitalia, scoliosis, lack of a bladder, a horseshoe kidney, and missing two-thirds of her large intestines. Sulker is also deaf and she has not spoken a word since she was three years old. According to her mother, Dianne Brown, Jewel knows how to express herself. Brown believes that Jewel's condition was due to side effects from Provera, a hormone treatment for pre-menopausal women.

The article offers information on a girl, who presented to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of fever. It is mentioned that the patient was born in the U.S. but spent two years living in the Republic of Sierra Leone. It is said that the patient moved back to the U.S. just one week prior to becoming ill. A photograph of the patient's blood smear is presented. The diagnosis of malaria, based on the blood smear which showed multiple intraerythrocytic parasites, is discussed.

The article presents a case study of a girl, who was admitted for evaluation and treatment of a red left eye. It is said that the history of the chief complaint began with the onset of mild swelling of the left eye lids and erythema of the left eye with discharge a few days earlier. It discusses the patient's past medical history, review of systems, and physical examination. The diagnosis of viral conjunctivitis with sinusitis is also discussed.

The article describes the case of a 17-year-old girl presented with interferon (IFN) gamma receptor deficiency. Briefly discussed are the patient's medical history and her clinical condition before and after she had been treated with combinations of anti-mycobacterials including macrolides, rifampin, and clofazamine. Also provided are several treatment modalities of the disease such as the augmentation of antimicrobial therapy with exogenous IFN gamma.

The article reports on the development made in the field of autism studies. It has been discovered that a severe form of autism, Rett syndrome, can be cured. Researchers have found that except for the harmed neuron, the other neurons are intact. Rett syndrome is found mostly in girls. It is a development disorder for which, unlike other development disorders, only a single gene's mutation is the cause.

The article presents a case study of an eight-year-old female with a therapy-resistant rash on her feet.

The article discusses research done on the presence of the five most common sexually transmitted diseases in three million U.S. girls aged 14 to 19 years by S. E. Forham and colleagues, published in the 2009 issue of "Pediatrics."

The article reports on the mystery regarding the cause of the illness of over 200 female students in Afghanistan. It states that some Afghans believe that the Taliban, which opposes education for girls has poisoned them. According to U.S. Army Colonel Scott Spellmon, Afghan and U.S. authorities are testing brown powder found at the schools and results are expected in a few days.