Pediatrics News

• Alert EU Backs Drug to Relieve Itching in Alagille Syndrome The European Medicines Agency said there were exceptional circumstances for approving Kayfanda to treat pruritus in patients with the rare genetic disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Never Smokers Turn to Vaping as Numbers Soar Never smokers are taking up vaping.
  Medscape News UK, July 26, 2024
• Eco-Anxiety and Patients' Need for Mental Health Support The effects of climate change are evident, but their consequences for mental health are not the same for everyone.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• State Gun Laws Linked to Lower Youth Suicide Rates States with mandatory waiting periods for gun purchases or laws designed to prevent children from accessing firearms have lower suicide rates than states without such regulations.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Low Rates of Pediatric Lipid Screening in the United States Despite recommendations, the adherence to lipid screening practices among youths in the United States was low, with a screening prevalence of approximately 1 in 10 youths.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Why Are Germans Getting Heavier? Changes in the population's weight have many causes, including an abundance of food and declining expenditure of energy.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Introducing: A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care Pediatric mental health urgent care centers offer alternatives to costly and lengthy emergency department visits.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Hemophilia: Novel Tx Also Cuts Bleeding in Kids New research shows that efanesoctocog alfa, a bioengineered factor VIII therapy, is effective and safe in preventing bleeding in children with severe hemophilia A.
  MDedge News, July 23, 2024
• Merck's RSV Shot Helps Protect Infants in Mid-to-late Stage Study Merck's antibody-based shot met the main goal of a mid-to-late stage trial, when tested to protect infants against a disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),...
  Reuters Health Information, July 23, 2024
• SPD 2024 Pediatric Rheumatology/Dermatology Clinic: Benefits Explored Team members participate in a preclinic conference to review patient data and images, discuss relevant literature, and develop an approach to each patient.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2024
• Acute Pancreatitis: Five Things to Know To better manage this common GI condition, clinicians should determine the cause, aim to predict disease severity, and incorporate recent landmark findings into their interventions.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2024
• Can Canada Protect Mental Health During the Next Pandemic? Hospitalizations for mental health and eating disorders have soared among Canadian youth and young adults during the COVID pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2024
• SPD 2024 Underserved Families Sound Off on Pediatric Derm Access The findings are based on in-depth interviews with parents and/or guardians of children who received care at a pediatric dermatology clinic.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• Brazil Bucked the Trend in Childhood Vaccination in 2023 While childhood vaccination rates stagnated for the rest of the world, they increased in Brazil in 2023.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• SPD 2024 Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Be Aware of Cutaneous Signs The cutaneous manifestations of Munchausen syndrome by proxy are complex, but pediatric dermatologists can play an important role in their identification.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• SPD 2024 Colchicine Effective for Pediatric Aphthous Ulcers The findings come from a retrospective review of Mayo Clinic patients.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• Ask Teenage Boys If They Use Muscle-Building Supplements Boys and young men are especially likely to use muscle-building supplements, which may be harmful or provide no benefit.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• New Benzoyl Peroxide Research: Reassuring Two new studies found no increased cancer risk and no difference in blood levels of benzene in users and nonusers of BP-containing acne products.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• Anesthesia in Kids Does Not Increase Neurobehavioral Issues Surgery in childhood was associated with subsequent neurobehavioral outcomes, but the link was independent of exposure to anesthesia, revealed an observational study.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• ASRS 2024 Retinal Detachment Still Sticky Issue for Stickler Syndrome Gene testing does inform diagnosis, but it can't tell doctors when to intervene with prophylactic retinal treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, July 19, 2024