CDC Advisors Back Therapeutic to Prevent RSV in Infants
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously -- 10 to 0 -- in favor of nirsevimab (Beyfortus) for protecting a wide swath of at-risk infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). At a... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 3, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Is There Even One Reliable Marker for Acute Suicidal Behavior?
(MedPage Today) -- In medicine, there are some serious conditions that announce their presence with acute authority. Take for example, migratory thrombophlebitis, epidural hematoma, and acute asthma with measurable predictive x-ray or blood biomarkers... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 31, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

USPSTF: No Thumbs Up for Screening All Kids for Speech Delay
(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that there is not enough evidence to make a recommendation on primary care screening for speech and language problems in children 5 years and younger who do not show... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 25, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

New Drug Approved for Preventing RSV in Newborns, Tots
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved nirsevimab (Beyfortus) on Monday for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related lower respiratory tract infections in infants and very young children. Delivered as a single intramuscular injection... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 17, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Low-Dose Atropine Eye Drops Flop for Slowing Kids' Myopia
(MedPage Today) -- Treating U.S. children with an investigational low-dose (0.01%) formulation of atropine eye drops didn't delay worsening of nearsightedness, a randomized clinical trial found. Over 24 months, kids using the once-nightly drops... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 13, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Retirement Projections Suggest Looming Pediatric Eye Doc Shortage
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of all U.S. states may be at risk of low access to pediatric ophthalmologists in the next 5 years due to retirement, a forecasting model suggested. In a model where pediatric ophthalmologists started at age 35 and... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 10, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Two Noninvasive Ventilation Modes Win for Riskiest NICU Newborns
(MedPage Today) -- The known advantages of certain noninvasive respiratory support techniques prevailed for extremely preterm newborns following extubation and for those with more severe respiratory failure, subgroup analyses of the NASONE trial... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Young Cancer Survivors at Increased Lifetime Risk of Mental Health Disorders
(MedPage Today) -- Children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer (CAYAs) remained at increased risk for mental health disorders after the remission of their cancer, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Compared... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 29, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs
(MedPage Today) -- Abbreviated antibiotic treatment didn't measure up for children with urinary tract infection (UTI), the SCOUT trial found. Stopping antibiotics when symptoms improved after an initial 5-day course yielded a 4.1% rate of persistent... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 26, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Serious Complications Uncommon After Primary Lens Implantation in Children
(MedPage Today) -- A third of intraocular lens (IOL) implants for nontraumatic glaucoma in children required reoperation for visual axis opacification (VAO) within 5 years, most often in eyes that did not have anterior vitrectomy, a large cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 23, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

U.S. News Releases 'Best Children's Hospitals' Amid Ongoing Criticism
(MedPage Today) -- As U.S. News & World Report rolled out its annual list of "Best Children's Hospitals," the outlet also received new pushback on its rankings. On Tuesday, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced that he had sent... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 22, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

None of Your Patients Are Safe From Wildfires
(MedPage Today) -- By now, we have all walked through the smoke or seen the pictures. Plumes from over 400 Canadian wildfires engulfed the East Coast last week, shrouding the New York City skyline in thick, orange smoke that made the Statue of... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 13, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

The State of Teen Mental Health
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, sits down with Jessi Gold, MD, MS, an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Amanda... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 13, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Antibody for Infant RSV Prevention to Face FDA Panel
(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory committee on Thursday will consider whether to recommend a shot of a monoclonal antibody against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to prevent lower respiratory tract disease in both infants and in at-risk children... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Breathing Support Type Matters for Preventing Extubation Failure in the PICU
(MedPage Today) -- Postextubation use of certain modes of noninvasive respiratory support was associated with fewer incidents of extubation failure in critically ill children, a meta-analysis found. Compared with conventional oxygen therapy, both... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 6, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news