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Harnessing artificial intelligence for pediatric health: Current trends and future opportunities.

Jialin Wu, Bonan Chen, Kate Ching-Ching Chan, Mingyu Liang, Yang Lyu, Peiyao Yu, Tiejun Feng, Fuda Xie, Sifan Yu, Fengbin Zhang and 2 more

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Review in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Jialin WuDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir Y.K. Pao Cancer Center, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Bonan ChenDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir Y.K. Pao Cancer Center, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Kate Ching-Ching ChanDepartment of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Mingyu LiangDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yang LyuDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir Y.K. Pao Cancer Center, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Peiyao YuDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir Y.K. Pao Cancer Center, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Tiejun FengDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir Y.K. Pao Cancer Center, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Fuda XieDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir Y.K. Pao Cancer Center, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Sifan YuLaw Sau Fai Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone and Joint Diseases (TMBJ), School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Fengbin ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Terry Cheuk-Fung YipMedical Data Analytics Centre, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Wei KangDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir Y.K. Pao Cancer Center, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming pediatric healthcare, offering novel opportunities for early diagnosis, personalized treatment, and more efficient clinical workflows. However, its integration into children's health faces significant challenges due to the unique developmental, biological, and ethical considerations involved. This review explores how AI, leveraging large-scale real-world data such as electronic health records (EHRs), can augment pediatric clinical decision-making, risk stratification, communication, and workflow under human oversight. We examine its current applications and potential to improve pediatric care in areas including disease diagnosis, prediction, prevention, and personalized treatment. Additionally, we evaluate the role of AI in accelerating pediatric drug discovery and in supporting global health and epidemic management for children. Despite these promising advancements, significant barriers, such as data scarcity, ethical dilemmas, and the interpretability challenges posed by "black box" models, must be addressed to enable widespread adoption.

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applied sciencesartificial intelligenceartificial intelligence applicationscomputer sciencecomputing methodologyhealth sciencesmedical specialtymedicinepediatrics

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PMID42205695
PMCPMC13206750

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