Single Monoclonal Antibody Injection Protected Kids Against Malaria
(MedPage Today) -- A single subcutaneous injection of an investigational monoclonal antibody was safe and effective in preventing malaria in children in Mali, according to results of the phase II Mali Malaria mAB trial.
Among 225 children ages... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 26, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine
(MedPage Today) -- A majority of pregnant individuals or those trying to become pregnant were interested in getting a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine once it became available, a nationwide survey found.
Of 1,528 respondents... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
USDA Updates Rules for School Meals That Limit Added Sugars for the First Time
(MedPage Today) -- The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
The final rule also trims sodium in kids' meals... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 24, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Trial Opens for Former Hospital Director Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Patients
(MedPage Today) -- The former longtime medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children used physical examinations as a "ruse" to sexually abuse two teenage patients, a prosecutor said Monday, while the physician's attorney... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric Eye Care 'Deserts' Pervasive in the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- The vast majority of U.S. counties are pediatric eye care "deserts," a cross-sectional study found.
Of the more than 3,000 counties in the nation, just 9.7% had at least one pediatric ophthalmologist and 6.5% had at least one... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 15, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
COVID Infection Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnoses in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- A positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) result for SARS-CoV-2 was not associated with a new asthma diagnosis in children, according to a retrospective cohort study.
In adjusted analyses, PCR positivity for SARS-CoV-2 had... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 12, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
1,000 Paper Cranes Can Bring Our Patients One Step Closer to Healing
(MedPage Today) -- Japanese folklore says folding 1,000 paper cranes can make a wish come true and restore health after an illness. The legendary tale of paper cranes was mostly unknown to the world until Sadako Sasaki's story became famous: a... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 11, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Cass Review Finds Weak Evidence for Puberty Blockers, Hormones in Youth Gender Care
(MedPage Today) -- The Cass Review -- of which an interim report changed youth gender-affirming care services in England -- has been published in full, concluding that there's no high-quality evidence supporting puberty blockers and hormones... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 10, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Can You Guess Which New EPA Rule Offers $13 Billion in Annual Health Benefits?
(MedPage Today) -- I grew up in a majority immigrant community in Baltimore with large-scale factories and several major highways surrounding us. Breathing in toxic pollution and diesel was part of living in my neighborhood. In fact, we knew the... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 7, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
No Response to TNF Inhibitor in JIA? Another May Do the Trick
(MedPage Today) -- Kids with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who received a second tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor after failing one initially did just as well as those who changed to a different type of drug, a registry... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 3, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Extra Measures to Secure Kids' Peripheral IV Catheters Cuts Failures
(MedPage Today) -- Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) secured with integrated securement dressings and tissue adhesive failed significantly less than those with standard-of-care bordered polyurethane, a randomized clinical trial of 383 kids... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Oral Corticosteroids Ease Preschoolers' Acute Wheeze
(MedPage Today) -- Oral corticosteroids helped reduce wheeze severity and length of hospital stay in children experiencing acute preschool wheeze, a pooled analysis of patient-level randomized trial data showed.
The medication reduced wheezing... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 29, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Most Moms Knew About Safe Sleep for Infants, But Still Engaged in Unsafe Practices
(MedPage Today) -- Despite knowledge of and intention to follow safe sleep guidelines for infants, mothers often engaged in non-recommended sleep practices, a series of small focus groups and surveys showed.
Among 25 mothers, 80% reported holding... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 26, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
How the U.S. Is Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis
(MedPage Today) -- In part two of this exclusive video interview, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, talks with Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 21, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Child Deaths Rise in U.S.; Water Beads Warning; Cancer Studies Retracted
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U.S. life expectancy improved in 2022 as COVID-19 and other leading causes of death dropped but deaths among children rose, as did deaths due to drug overdoses... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 21, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
