Trial Boosts Cosentyx for Juvenile Arthritis
(MedPage Today) -- A 2-year randomized trial demonstrated that secukinumab (Cosentyx) was effective in reducing disease flares in young patients with different forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), researchers said.
Flares occurred in... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 15, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Less Invasive Surfactant Delivery Works for Tiniest Newborns
(MedPage Today) -- For extremely preterm infants with potential respiratory distress syndrome, less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) was associated with a significant decrease in the risk of adverse outcomes, a cohort study found.
There... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 10, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
CDC: More Clots, Kidney Failure in Kids After COVID
(MedPage Today) -- A wide range of symptoms and conditions cropped up in children and adolescents in the year after a COVID-19 infection, though they were seemingly spared from mental and breathing issues, a CDC study reported.
Compared with peers... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 5, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Faust Files: Paul Offit on Vaccines and Long COVID
(MedPage Today) -- In the second part of this two-part conversation, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Paul Offit, MD, discuss the ambiguity of long COVID, the risks of pediatric COVID, and the "human price to pay for knowledge... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 4, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Kids Treated at For-Profit Dialysis Centers Less Likely to Receive Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Children receiving dialysis at a for-profit facility were less likely to be put on the waitlist for -- and ultimately receive -- a kidney transplant, according to a retrospective cohort study.
Among over 13,000 pediatric... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 2, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Disease
(MedPage Today) -- For infants diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), being born to a Black mother was associated with a greater likelihood of death and increased length of hospital stay, a cohort study found.
Despite no difference in... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 1, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
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
