FDA Panel Gives Strong Backing to RSV Vaccine for Protecting Infants
(MedPage Today) -- An FDA panel on Thursday gave a strong endorsement for what could become the first maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine approved for protecting infants against the annual scourge.
In a unanimous vote, all 14 members... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 18, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Moving Kids With Asthma to Better Neighborhoods Eases Symptoms
(MedPage Today) -- Moving into a low-poverty neighborhood was linked with a significant improvement in asthma symptoms and exacerbations among children, a cohort study out of Baltimore showed.
Prior to moving to a low-poverty area, 15.1% of participants... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 16, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Choosing Pediatrics Is a Poor Financial Decision
(MedPage Today) -- "Don't waste all that schooling on being a pediatrician. Pick a specialty that will actually pay back your loans."
This is something future physicians hear all the time. Pediatricians have an average earning potential 25% lower... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 16, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Falls and Mortality; At-Home Versus In-Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 13, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
FDA Updates Warnings on All Stimulants for ADHD, Other Conditions
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is updating warnings for stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other conditions, citing concerns about nonmedical use of the drugs.
In a drug safety communication on Thursday... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 12, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
FDA Panel Backs Needle-Free Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis
(MedPage Today) -- FDA advisors recommended that the agency approve an intranasal epinephrine product for type I allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, despite concerns about the lack of clinical efficacy data.
On Thursday, members of the... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 12, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Foam Bullets Tied to Growing Number of Kids' Eye Injuries
(MedPage Today) -- Incidence of ocular trauma from Nerf guns and other "foam projectile blasters" appeared to increase over the past decade, especially among younger kids, a retrospective single-center study from France suggested.
Of more than... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 11, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Linked to Myopia in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Secondhand smoke exposure was associated with myopia in kids, according to a cross-sectional study from Hong Kong.
After adjusting for several factors including age, sex, and parental myopia, exposure to secondhand smoke was... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 11, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Can Michelle Obama's Drinks for Kids Help Tackle Pediatric Obesity?
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is continuing her campaign against... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 10, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Insulin Resistance Risk Much Higher for Kids With Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- SEATTLE -- Insulin resistance and several other cardiometabolic risk factors were far more common in kids with obesity, according to late-breaking findings presented here.
In a cross-sectional study of adolescents ages 10... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 7, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Trial: Functional Scoring a Better Guide to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Tx
(MedPage Today) -- A newer function-based approach to treating neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome safely readied babies to go home sooner, the ACT NOW randomized trial showed.
With the Eat, Sleep, Console care approach, time from birth to medical... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 1, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
The Viral Illness of 'Gun Violence'
(MedPage Today) -- In March, another mass shooting took the lives of three children.
Three adults were killed in the shooting.
A fourth adult died as well.
A classroom became a crime scene.
A workplace became a morgue.
A schoolyard transformed... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
A Pediatrician's View on Critical Self-Talk Among Patients and Doctors
(MedPage Today) -- A young teen patient, eyes averted, clutching a cell phone, sits in my office. It's a scheduled annual exam, and the patient reports some ailments -- fatigue, anxiety, and poor sleep. Across the room, the parent sits in apparent... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 29, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
ADHD Treatment: Many Kids May Be Falling Through the Cracks
(MedPage Today) -- Many kids with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may not be getting the treatment they need, a cross-sectional study suggested.
Of 1,206 children with parent-reported ADHD, only 26.2% ever received any form of... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sketchy Benefits With Corticosteroids Persist in Children's Heart Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- For children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), perioperative corticosteroids have not reduced mortality and, at best, may shorten hospital stays, according to the bulk of the randomized data.
A meta... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
