First Drug OK'd for Lupus Nephritis in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the approval of belimumab (Benlysta) to include treatment of pediatric patients with active lupus nephritis, drugmaker GSK announced on Wednesday.
Already approved in adults with lupus nephritis, belimumab's... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 27, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Childhood Obesity Rate Now Exceeds 1 in 5 Kids, Teenagers
(MedPage Today) -- Childhood and adolescent obesity has significantly increased over the last decade, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
From 2011-2012 to 2017-2020, youth obesity increased from... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 25, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Life Doesn't Come With a Prescription
(MedPage Today) -- The page came late, around 7 p.m. Shruti and I were an hour away from sign-out. Neither of us had eaten dinner. Shruti leaned back in her chair and groaned before flicking her pager off its holster and holding it up to her face... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 22, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Are Parents Contributing to the Youth Mental Health Crisis?
(MedPage Today) -- It is no secret that the last 2 years have been incredibly challenging for families everywhere. As medical and mental health professionals in the field of child welfare, we are seeing an increasingly acute mental health crisis... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 20, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: She ’s Too Young for Lines on Her Face
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Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 13, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Are Moms and Dads Passing Anxiety on to Their Kids?
(MedPage Today) -- Children were more likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder when a parent of the same sex, rather than one of the opposite sex, had the condition, a cross-sectional study from Canada found.
The lifetime likelihood of... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 13, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Quash the Nightmarish Pediatric Vaccine Conversations
(MedPage Today) -- It's the end of a pediatric visit and on your way out you announce with a smile: "Aria is growing and developing wonderfully! Today she's due for her hemoglobin and lead screen and her 1-year vaccines -- the MMR, varicella... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 12, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Biden Signs 'Historic' Gun Reform Bill Into Law
(MedPage Today) -- President Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan legislative package focused on preventing gun violence, calling it the "most significant" gun safety legislation in 30 years.
"From Columbine to Sandy Hook, to Charleston... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 25, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
ACIP Backs Moderna's COVID Shot for Kids 6-17 Years
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that children ages 6-17 years receive Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.
With a 15-0 vote, ACIP endorsed a two-dose primary series... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 24, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric Guidelines Urge Flat Surface for Sleeping Babies
(MedPage Today) -- Caregivers should continue putting infants to sleep in a supine position, according to updated pediatric guidelines that make the additional recommendation to make sure the sleeping surface is fully firm and flat -- meaning... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 23, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Obesity More Likely in Teens From Low-Income Families
(MedPage Today) -- Socioeconomic disparities in obesity prevalence among adolescents in the U.S. have widened over the past 2 decades, according to a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 21, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and Death
(MedPage Today) -- More than ever these days, we aren't able to hide death from children. Whether we're addressing their fear around school shootings, natural disasters, grief from family members lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, or concerns about... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 20, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
More Evidence Kawasaki Disease Trigger Is Something in the Air
(MedPage Today) -- The pandemic set the stage for a drop in Kawasaki disease (KD) cases that later rebounded with the lifting of mask mandates and return of in-person school, a study found.
Supporting the theory that KD can be triggered by airborne... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 17, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Here Are This Year's Top Children's Hospitals
(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to choosing the top healthcare facilities for kids with rare or life-threatening diseases, U.S. News & World Report has it covered, ranking the best children's hospitals each year.
Boston Children's Hospital... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 17, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
COVID Toddler Vax Clears Major Hurdle
(MedPage Today) -- An advisory committee recommended that the FDA give emergency use authorization (EUA) to both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech's mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschool kids.
The Vaccines and Related Biological... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 15, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
