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
Groundbreaking treatment approach shows promise in hard-to-treat cancers
Researchers have developed a functional precision medicine approach that targets cancer by combining genetic testing with a new way to test individual drugs on tumor samples. The results of the clinical study were published today in Nature Medicine.
This combined approach, developed by Florida International University cancer researcher Diana Azzam, was used successfully for the first time to guide treatment of relapsed pediatric cancer patients in collaboration with First Ascent Biomedical and Dr. Maggie Fader at the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami. (Sourc...
Source: World Pharma News - April 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Universities should experiment to improve caregiver support, U.S. National Academies says
“Innovation in caregiving support is desperately needed.” That’s one of the key take-home messages of a report released today by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
exploring how the U.S. academic community can better support caregivers
—a group that
particularly struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic
. Many of the report’s recommendations are familiar, including paid family and medical leave and flexible grant deadlines. But the report also highlights the need for creative solutions, encouraging institutions to experiment with new approaches and to coll...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science 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
FDA Expands Benralizumab Use for Asthma to Kids Over Age 6 FDA Expands Benralizumab Use for Asthma to Kids Over Age 6
The maintenance treatment for severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype originally was approved for patients aged 12 years and older.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pediatrics News Alert Source Type: news
One of Dayton ’s largest hospitals to expand its pediatric footprint in Tipp City
One of the largest hospitals in Dayton is opening a sixth location catered towards kids and teenagers. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lauren Steen Source Type: news
Cass Review: NHSE pledges training for staff across primary and community care
NHS England has pledged to create a ‘training curriculum and competencies framework’ around gender identity for children and young people for staff working across primary, secondary and community care. The commitment comes after consultant paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass published her final report as part of a four-year independent review of gender identity services for children... Read moreThe post Cass Review: NHSE pledges training for staff across primary and community care appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Paediatrics Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sars-Cov2 pandemic impact on suicide attempts admitted to pediatric critical care: a monographical observational retrospective study - Moral-Larraz A, Garc ía-Salido A, Lamagrande-Casanova N, Di Campli-Zaghlul M, Braza-Claver M, Nieto-Moro M.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic has required public health measures aimed at reducing the spread of the virus. The emotional and psychological impacts of these measures are unknown1 and can be expressed in various w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence 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
Children were being 'coached' on what to say to NHS doctors to get puberty blockers, author of bombshell report into trans care reveals
Respected paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass revealed children had been told not to disclose history of abuse over fears medics would shy away from offering them puberty blockers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exploring the landscape of general surgery in the adolescent age group: challenges and considerations - Saw AK, Murari K, Kerketta Z, Rani K, Srivastava K, Noor N.
INTRODUCTION: The adolescent age group typically ranges from 10 to 19 years. This age group differs from the paediatric and adult populations based on their physiological, psychological, and social behaviour. Patients of this age group usually present with... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Renowned paediatrician behind bombshell report demolishing NHS's entire gender treatment model for children reveals she was vilified online while compiling her 400-page review into 'exceptionally toxic' debate
The topic of trans healthcare has become so vicious that medical professionals are 'afraid to openly discuss their views', Dr Hilary Cass said in her bombshell report. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What does Cass review mean for future of gender care?
Clinicians should use "extreme caution" when prescribing gender medical treatment to children, a new report has said. The Cass review, led by consultant paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass, was commissioned in 2020 to assess international research into puberty blockers as well as review gender services…#clinicians #hilarycass #nhs #cass #guardian #pinknews #genderplus #aidenkelly #allisonpearson #telegraph (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Campaigners demand 'cowboy clinics' doling out powerful puberty blockers to trans children are banned in wake of bombshell report that ruled gender care is built on 'shaky foundations'
Ministers have pledged to 'look carefully' at a ban on private clinics after an independent report by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass expressed concern over their behaviour. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
