Safe to Skip Primary Tumor Boosts in Pediatric Germinomas Safe to Skip Primary Tumor Boosts in Pediatric Germinomas
A small review suggests no benefit from an extra dose of radiation even in children with residual disease. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.First Look (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - March 3, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Normal Defined for Adolescent Hearts Under Cardiac MRI
(MedPage Today) -- With new cardiac MRI (CMR) reference values for healthy adolescents, clinicians may have a better picture of what a normal scan looks like on this increasingly favored noninvasive imaging modality.
Reference values for anatomical... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 3, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Cambridge startup aims to address the pediatric mental health crisis through school partnerships
Cambridge-based Cartwheel Care is bringing behavioral healthcare to where children already are: in schools. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
Returning to Normal After Concussion Returning to Normal After Concussion
Postconcussion symptoms are often vague and can be mistaken for or aggravated by a host of other conditions including learning disabilities, anxiety, and depression.MDedge (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
ECR: SMI with elastography shows promise, still lower than TI-RADS
Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) with elastosonography may not be as valuabl...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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ATA guideline bests TIRADS for evaluating pediatric thyroid imaging (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Childhood Obesity: What You ’re Not Hearing In The News
Childhood Obesity: What You’re Not Hearing In The News Authored by Sally Fallon Morell via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New guidelines on treating childhood obesity from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for early and aggressive treatment—including weight loss drugs for children as young…#sallyfallonmorell #epochtimes #maryenig #department #sweden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Help Pediatricians Apply Peanut Allergy Guidelines How to Help Pediatricians Apply Peanut Allergy Guidelines
New training and EHR support tool could help busy pediatric clinicians identify high-risk infants and implement latest feeding guidelines.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 2, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news
This Dental Device Was Sold to Fix Patients Jaws; Lawsuits Ensued This Dental Device Was Sold to Fix Patients Jaws; Lawsuits Ensued
A dental device called AGGA that has not been approved by the FDA and that has not been proven to work has been used on about 10,000 patients. In lawsuits, patients report irreparable harm.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Human, Nonhuman Milk Products: Similar Effect on Preemies' Gut Human, Nonhuman Milk Products: Similar Effect on Preemies' Gut
The study ' s primary endpoint was the effect of an exclusive human milk diet on gut bacterial richness and diversity.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - March 2, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Pediatric spinal injuries- current concepts - Kalanjiyam GP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S.
Spinal injuries in children contribute to the highest mortality and morbidity among all pediatric injuries. Fortunately, these injuries are a rare clinical entity but pose a difficulty in diagnosis due to challenges in neurological evaluation of a child an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Acute Kidney Injury Among Children Likely Associated with Diethylene Glycol-Contaminated Medications - The Gambia, June-September 2022
This report describes acute kidney injury linked to imported pediatric medications among children in Gambia. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 2, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: Diseases & Conditions Medication Safety MMWR Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Expanding ICD Codes May Aid Rare Disease Patients, Research
(MedPage Today) -- Many rare diseases don't have an ICD code, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at NIH is exploring ways to best expand those codes to benefit rare disease patients and research, said Director... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 2, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan On Their New ‘Biohub’ In Chicago And How They Plan To Spend Billions To Help Others Cure Or Manage Disease
In a rare interview, the Meta Platforms CEO and his pediatrician wife, who are Co-CEOs of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, discuss their plans to use technology to deepen understanding of human cells and tissues –and the impact they want it to have on human health. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes Staff Tags: Billionaires /worlds-billionaires Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Daily Cover daily-cover Editors' Pick editors-pick lists kerryadolanblog Source Type: news
Health inequities in pediatric trauma - Kayton ML, Staab V, Stahl B, Tan K, Russo L, Verney M, McGuire M, Pall H.
This review article highlights the disparities evident in pediatric trauma care in the United States. Social determinants of health play a significant role in key aspects of trauma care including access to care, gun violence, child abuse, head trauma, burn... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Decline in independent activity as a cause of decline in children's mental wellbeing: summary of the evidence - Gray P, Lancy DF, Bjorklund DF.
It is no secret that rates of anxiety and depression among school-aged children and teens in the United States are at an all-time high. Recognizing this, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children'... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
