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Breastfeeding Tied to Reduced Childhood Leukemia Risk

Lower pediatric ALL risk in Danish study when mothers exclusively breastfed for 3 months or more

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Preemies' Hernia Surgery Can Wait

Randomized study shows safety advantage to inguinal repair after initial discharge

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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

FDA APPROVED oral givinostat (Duvyzat) over an anatomical model of the proximal muscles of the male body

Novel Drug Approved for All Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Variants

Givinostat is the first nonsteroidal drug approved for DMD regardless of genetic mutation

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Trump Avoids Talk of Father's Alzheimer鈥檚; Teens Smell Like Goats; AI Drugs a Bust?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Child Deaths Rise in U.S.; Water Beads Warning; Cancer Studies Retracted

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Spinal Delivery of Gene Therapy Promising for Neurodegenerative Disease

Early-phase clinical trial was suggestive of slower progression of giant axonal neuropathy

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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

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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

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Major Congenital Malformation Risk Lower With Several Epilepsy Drugs

Levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, and lamotrigine had lowest prevalence

FDA approved atidarsagene autotemcel (Lenmeldy) over a computer rendering of a motor neuron.

Pediatric Neuron Disease Gets Its First Gene Therapy

FDA approves arsa-cel for metachromatic leukodystrophy

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A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?

Advocates worried over lack of coverage guidance

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Neurologic Conditions Now Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide

Nervous system disorders affect 43% of global population

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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

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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

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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

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Pediatrics Taxed in This Year's Match With 249 Unfilled Positions

Unfilled positions were spread across more than 60 pediatric residency programs

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Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases

New cases across states put U.S. on pace to surpass last year's count

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A Health System in Critical Condition

An excerpt from the new book, The Sky Was Falling

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Starting ADHD Medications May Lower Death Risk

Swedish patients who initiated ADHD drugs had a lower risk of death from unnatural causes

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Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Oral PrEP Safe for HIV Prevention in Pregnancy

Interventions needed to prevent a catastrophe in maternal and infant outcomes, says researcher

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Breastfeeding While Taking MS Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Appears Safe

No negative effects on early infant development or health seen

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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

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Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye'

Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death

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CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants

But effectiveness over a full RSV season expected to be lower, researchers caution

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Kids' Atopic Dermatitis Tied to Higher Risks of Learning, Memory Difficulties

Association primarily limited to children with neurodevelopmental comorbidities

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School Shootings in U.S. Reach Highest Recorded Levels

Fatality rate of school mass shootings also has increased

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Teen Therapy and Psychiatry Online: Hit or Miss?

It's time to expand school-based mental health services

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Epinephrine Nasal Spray Starts Reversing Allergic Reactions in Minutes

After FDA rejection, needle-free EpiPen alternative bolsters its case with small challenge study

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Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease

Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development

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Peanut Allergen Sensitization Seen in Younger Siblings of LEAP Study Participants

If peanuts were introduced in the first year of life, however, this effect was reduced

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Indoor Pest Exposures Tied to Respiratory Issues in Kids With Asthma

Mice, cockroach allergens associated with upper respiratory infections with reduced lung function

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Psilocybin-Related Calls to U.S. Poison Centers Rise Among Youths

Exposures among teens, young adults jumped after 2018, when states began decriminalization

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Measles' Deadliest Sequelae

How much do you know about its most dire consequences?

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Do Antiseizure Meds During Pregnancy Influence Kids' Epilepsy Risk?

Analyses suggest heritability, other factors are more to blame than the drugs themselves

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Drug Slashes Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods

Benefits with omalizumab shown for patients with nut, milk, egg, and wheat allergies

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Extreme Heat Tied to Preterm Birth, but 'Greenness' Helps

Communities should "prioritize the planting of additional trees and grasses

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Motor Function in Spinal Muscular Atrophy May Improve With Adjunctive Apitegromab

Effect seen with background nusinersen therapy

FDA APPROVED Selective cytopheretic device-pediatric (SCD-PED) over a computer rendering of diseased kidneys.

FDA OKs Device for Pediatric Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis

The device was granted a Humanitarian Device Exemption approval

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CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids

Numbers were indeed up in the fall of 2023, but higher before the pandemic

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