RSV Vax in Pregnancy Cuts Severe Illness in Infants
(MedPage Today) -- In a global phase III trial, an investigational vaccine given to mothers during pregnancy slashed infants' risk of severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness through 6 months of age.
One dose of the bivalent RSV prefusion... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 6, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sleep Problems From Childhood to Early Adolescence Linked to Mental Well-Being
(MedPage Today) -- Sleep problems throughout the transition from childhood to early adolescence were associated with psychopathology symptoms, highlighting the importance of good sleep for adolescents' mental well-being, a large observational cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 5, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
How to Help Patients Who Are Losing SNAP Benefits
(MedPage Today) -- We often say that our patients are our teachers. As a pediatrician (Megan Sandel, MD) at Boston Medical Center, New England's largest safety net hospital, I recently treated a child whose weight was already faltering when their... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 5, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Interferon Blocker Crushes Macrophage Activation Syndrome
(MedPage Today) -- In a small prospective trial, a common complication of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and its adult-onset counterpart were quickly brought under control with emapalumab (Gamifant), an inhibitor of interferon-gamma... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 4, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Four-Year-Old Gets Hospital Bill; Woolly Mammoth Meatball; How AR-15s Damage Humans
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A Florida woman wanted to talk to the hospital about her 4-year-old son's bill, but hospital officials said they couldn't speak with her because the bill was in her son's name... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 29, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Kids' Mental Health Hospitalizations Surged Over Past Decade
(MedPage Today) -- Pediatric hospitalizations for mental health diagnoses increased significantly from 2009 to 2019, with most cases in 2019 involving attempted suicide or self-injury, a retrospective analysis showed.
Among over 200,000 pediatric... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Children Do Well With Fewer Opiates After Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A treatment strategy reserving opiates for breakthrough pain in pediatric patients after surgery appeared to be as effective in pain control as starting with opiate-acetaminophen combinations, researchers... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 27, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric ICU Cases Becoming More Complex in Recent Years
(MedPage Today) -- Pediatric admissions declined over the past two decades, but a greater proportion of these hospitalized kids have landed in the intensive care unit (ICU), and with increasingly complex cases, a retrospective study spanning 21... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 27, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- For infants born significantly before term, enteral supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at best did not prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and at worst may even cause harm, according to a... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 23, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Rapid Improvement in Atopic Dermatitis With Topical PDE4 Inhibitor
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- A novel lower-concentration topical formulation of the PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast produced rapid improvement in mild to moderate atopic dermatitis (AD) in children and adults, two randomized, vehicle-controlled... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sickle Cell Disease Patients Miss Out on Decades of Life
(MedPage Today) -- A cohort study of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with sickle cell disease (SCD) showed a life expectancy of just 52.6 years, well below that of the general population.
And among SCD patients, survival varied by sex and... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 17, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Treating Gender Nonconforming Youth Goes Beyond the Physical
(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare providers have a duty to uphold their oath -- first, do no harm -- and approach care from the lens of treating the entire individual. For example, we cannot effectively treat diabetes without addressing a patient... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 15, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Want to Make E-Cigs a Turnoff for Kids? Try Standardized Packaging
(MedPage Today) -- Standardized packaging may reduce the appeal of e-cigarettes for potential young users, while still maintaining their appeal among adults trying to quit smoking, a survey study from Great Britain suggested.
Youths ages 11 to... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 14, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Baseball: The Safest Sport for High School Athletes?
(MedPage Today) -- LAS VEGAS -- Annual surveys of high school athletic trainers show that, among nine major sports, boys' football has the highest injury rate and baseball the lowest, researchers reported here.
But when ranked by severity, boys... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 11, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
A Space for Mystery
(MedPage Today) -- "The Doctor's Art" is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories from clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and subscribe on Apple... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
