Billions Spent on DMD Meds Despite Scant Proof of Efficacy Billions Spent on DMD Meds Despite Scant Proof of Efficacy
Over 7 years, the US health care system spent more than $3 billion on DMD treatments eteplirsen, golodirsen, and casimersen, despite a lack of confirmatory trial data.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Pediatric Neuron Disease Gets Its First Gene Therapy
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved atidarsagene autotemcel (arsa-cel; Lenmeldy), the first gene therapy to treat children with pre-symptomatic late infantile, pre-symptomatic early juvenile, or early symptomatic early juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Childhood Lead Exposure Widespread in Chicago
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- Childhood lead exposure is widespread in Chicago and there are racial inequities evident in testing rates and exposure levels, according to a study published online March 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.Benjamin Q. Huynh, Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Participation in Free School Meals Program Cuts Obesity Prevalence
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) universal free school meals program reduces the prevalence of obesity among students, according to a study published online March 18 in Pediatrics.Anna M. Localio,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Clinical characteristics associated with pediatric traumatic intracranial hemorrhage - Tanaanantarak P, Suntornsawat S, Samphao S.
PURPOSE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause significant morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Brain CT is the mainstay in the diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). The aim of this study was to explore the clinical characteristics t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Epidemiology and factors associated with mortality among pediatric major trauma patients in Nova Scotia: a 17-year retrospective analysis - Sadoway A, Kinden R, Erdogan M, Kureshi N, Johnson M, Green RS, Emsley JG.
BACKGROUND: Major traumatic injury in the pediatric population requires further evaluation to improve patient outcomes. Relatively few Canadian studies have investigated pediatric trauma using population-based data. Our objectives were to describe the epid... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The not-so-merry-go-round: traumatic inferior-anterior hip dislocation in a 9-year-old - Low LYH, Baig M, Murray O.
Merry-go-rounds are not as innocuous as they may seem. Pediatric hip anterior-inferior dislocations are very rare and can be associated with low-energy trauma. Prompt recognition of pediatric hip dislocations is vital, and this should be treated as a time-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Penile trauma burden and aetiology in the paediatric and adult population: a scoping review and critical analysis of the literature - Tolani MA, Webber R, Buckley L.
Penile trauma is rare. It is associated with the impairment of physiological functions and deterioration in patients' quality of life. Currently, the relevance of age demographics in the occurrence of this debilitating injury has not been well discussed. T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Child torture victimization: review of criminal statutes and medico-legal issues - Deutsch SA, O'Brien E.
A renowned group of pediatricians and an attorney with expertise in child abuse matters proposed a medical definition of intrafamilial child torture perpetrated by a caretaker in a landmark 2014 publication in the health sciences literature. Representing o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Declined in BC During Pandemic Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Declined in BC During Pandemic
The rate of neonatal abstinence syndrome in British Columbia, Canada, increased prior to the pandemic, then decreased in the first 2 years of the pandemic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
How Common Is Recurrent Radial Head Subluxation?
Discussion
Radial head subluxation (RHS) is most commonly occurs in children 6 months – 4 years old. It occurs because of the anatomy and child development. The radius is connected to the ulna just distal to the radial head by an annular ligament that encircles the radius “neck” (i.e. radial diaphysis) and inserts into the ulnar tuberosity. However the annular ligament is relatively small and also not as fibrous in young children compared to older children and adults. Young children often have their arm extended upward to hold hands with an adult especially when they are new walkers. If the child stumbles...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Are Your Patients' Allergies Worsening? Climate Change May Be at Play
(MedPage Today) -- 'Tis the season of warmer temperatures, blue skies, and the slow shedding of layers. While I, like many others, welcome this warmer weather, I am also weary of how unseasonably warm the winter has been. This past January was... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 17, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
U.N. Agency in Gaza Says One in Three Children Under 2 Is Acutely Malnourished U.N. Agency in Gaza Says One in Three Children Under 2 Is Acutely Malnourished
One in three children under age 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main U.N. agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - March 16, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Changes in severity of pediatric suicide attempts before and after coronavirus disease 2019 - Saito T, Ogiwara S, Wada S, Tamura T.
This study aimed to examine the change in the number and severity of pediatric ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Match Day 2024: Peds Takes a Hit, Emergency Med Recovers Match Day 2024: Peds Takes a Hit, Emergency Med Recovers
US medical school graduates get their 2024 residency offers as more pediatrics slots go unfilled, but emergency medicine recovers popularity.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news