Givinostat Slows Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Decline Trial details the results that led to recent FDA approval Apr 04, 2024
Lung Function Improvements Tied to Better Asthma Control in Children "Yet another motivator for therapies to maximize lung function" Apr 03, 2024 video
No Response to TNF Inhibitor in JIA? Another May Do the Trick Registry study finds no advantage for switching to a different drug class Apr 02, 2024
Extra Measures to Secure Kids' Peripheral IV Catheters Cuts Failures Researchers also found lower healthcare costs Apr 01, 2024
GLP-1 Users May Have Increased Endoscopy-Related Aspiration Pneumonia Risk Overall incidence is still low, however Apr 01, 2024
COVID's Silver Lining; 'I Could Kill Someone'; Measles or MMR Detection? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Mar 29, 2024
Oral Corticosteroids Ease Preschoolers' Acute Wheeze Benefit appeared limited to kids with prior wheeze or moderate-to-severe cases Mar 28, 2024
More Than 'Just a Pinch'? Patients Film Their Expressions Getting IUDs Doctors note there aren't clear guidelines for managing pain or discomfort during IUD insertion Mar 28, 2024
IG Live March 29: Maternal Mortality Remains 'Unacceptably High' Experts to discuss persisting racial disparities and offer solutions Mar 28, 2024
Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics Current recommendations may underestimate activity needs for people with high genetic risk Mar 27, 2024
Breastfeeding Tied to Reduced Childhood Leukemia Risk Lower pediatric ALL risk in Danish study when mothers exclusively breastfed for 3 months or more Mar 27, 2024
Preemies' Hernia Surgery Can Wait Randomized study shows safety advantage to inguinal repair after initial discharge Mar 26, 2024
Most Moms Knew About Safe Sleep for Infants, But Still Engaged in Unsafe Practices A series of small focus groups and surveys led to the troubling finding Mar 26, 2024
Novel Drug Approved for All Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Variants Givinostat is the first nonsteroidal drug approved for DMD regardless of genetic mutation Mar 22, 2024
Trump Avoids Talk of Father's Alzheimer’s; Teens Smell Like Goats; AI Drugs a Bust? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Mar 22, 2024
Child Deaths Rise in U.S.; Water Beads Warning; Cancer Studies Retracted Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Mar 21, 2024
Spinal Delivery of Gene Therapy Promising for Neurodegenerative Disease Early-phase clinical trial was suggestive of slower progression of giant axonal neuropathy Mar 20, 2024
New Data Fuel Debate on Autism and Prenatal Topiramate Exposure Autism risk may not be higher relative to other children born to women with epilepsy Mar 20, 2024
Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissions A weight-based high-flow nasal cannula protocol tied to 6.1% decrease per year in ICU admission Mar 19, 2024
Major Congenital Malformation Risk Lower With Several Epilepsy Drugs Levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, and lamotrigine had lowest prevalence Mar 19, 2024
Pediatric Neuron Disease Gets Its First Gene Therapy FDA approves arsa-cel for metachromatic leukodystrophy Mar 18, 2024
A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It? Advocates worried over lack of coverage guidance Mar 17, 2024
Are Your Patients' Allergies Worsening? Climate Change May Be at Play Taking action, no matter how small, matters Mar 17, 2024
Delta-8 THC Use Common in Teens; New Drug-Coated Balloon for Blocked Stents Also in TTHealthWatch: new screening methods for colorectal cancer Mar 16, 2024 podcast
Neurologic Conditions Now Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide Nervous system disorders affect 43% of global population Mar 15, 2024
CDC: Cases of MIS-C After COVID Still Occurring in U.S. Kids But incidence now less frequent and mostly in the unvaccinated or those without a recent dose Mar 15, 2024
Topical Nonsteroid Gets High Marks for Youngsters With Atopic Dermatitis Rapid improvement, few adverse events with once-daily roflumilast for 2- to 5-year-olds Mar 15, 2024
England's NHS Clinics No Longer Offering Puberty Blockers to Trans Youth Final policy will allow prescriptions only via clinical trials, or for existing patients Mar 14, 2024
Published Data Show Why GSK Bailed on Its Maternal RSV Vaccine Solid efficacy for protecting infants from serious RSV marred by 37% higher risk of preterm birth Mar 13, 2024
Pediatrics Taxed in This Year's Match With 249 Unfilled Positions Unfilled positions were spread across more than 60 pediatric residency programs Mar 13, 2024
Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases New cases across states put U.S. on pace to surpass last year's count Mar 12, 2024
Starting ADHD Medications May Lower Death Risk Swedish patients who initiated ADHD drugs had a lower risk of death from unnatural causes Mar 12, 2024
Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Oral PrEP Safe for HIV Prevention in Pregnancy Interventions needed to prevent a catastrophe in maternal and infant outcomes, says researcher Mar 12, 2024
Breastfeeding While Taking MS Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Appears Safe No negative effects on early infant development or health seen Mar 11, 2024
Online Obesity Program Helped Primary Care Patients Lose Weight Weight regain was less in the groups who participated in 9 months of active maintenance Mar 11, 2024
Treating Kids' HCV Early May Boost Lifetime Health Outcomes and Save Money Modeling study suggests benefits for treating at age 3 instead of age 6 Mar 11, 2024
Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Mar 11, 2024
Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye' Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death Mar 08, 2024
CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants But effectiveness over a full RSV season expected to be lower, researchers caution Mar 08, 2024
