Are Your Patients Prepared to Switch Their Asthma Inhaler? With the discontinuation of Flovent, we must prevent gaps in care Jan 12, 2024
Linaclotide Doubled Bowel Movements in Children With Functional Constipation Pivotal phase III data also showed improvements in other symptoms Jan 12, 2024
FDA Clears Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs of Suicidality Risk for Now Preliminary evaluation reassures, while the agency's review continues Jan 11, 2024
More Kids Getting Their Hands on Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products Almost 10% of kids said they've tried at least one drug or dietary supplement in their lifetime Jan 10, 2024
Carvedilol No Help in Preventing Heart Failure in Childhood Cancer Survivors While safe, the results do not support use of the drug in anthracycline-exposed survivors Jan 10, 2024
Clinical Challenges: Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergies Long waitlists, low reimbursement among frustrations reported in real world Jan 10, 2024
Are Pediatricians Hesitant About IUDs for Adolescents? An AAP policy had little impact on pediatricians' practices around IUDs, subdermal implants Jan 08, 2024
Toddlers' Screen Time Tied to Atypical Sensory Outcomes However, study could not examine causation Jan 08, 2024
At-Home Treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum Wins FDA Approval Berdazimer gel led to 30% complete/near-complete clearance after 12 weeks in randomized trials Jan 08, 2024
Retinal Tumor Risk Incidentally Detected at 29 Weeks' Gestation Finding poses clinical and ethical dilemma for parents and clinicians Jan 08, 2024
Open Blood-Brain Barrier for Alzheimer's Treatment?; Managing TMD Also in TTHealthWatch: IV drug for early atrial fibrillation Jan 06, 2024 podcast
Early Bird? Night Owl? It May Matter for Eating Disorder Risk Anorexia linked to chronotype in both directions Jan 05, 2024
Maternal Type 1 Diabetes an Outsized Red Flag for Child Heart Defect Risk But don't ignore maternal overweight, obesity, and gestational diabetes, study says Jan 05, 2024
Trial: Cleaner Cookstove Fuel Not Enough to Improve Infant Health Fine particle exposure was reduced, but no improvements were seen in pneumonia rates, stunting Jan 03, 2024
ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Cases Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios Jan 02, 2024
Donated Heart Valves Still Growing a Year After World's 1st Partial Heart Transplant Child and transplanted tissue together remain in good condition per case report Jan 02, 2024
Prenatal Folic Acid Supplements Tied to Lower Risk of Kawasaki Disease in Babies Japanese observational study suggests a modifiable risk factor Jan 01, 2024
Psychedelics for Psych Conditions Made Their Mark in 2023 Benefits demonstrated in major depression, bipolar depression, PTSD, and anorexia Dec 31, 2023
Here's How Common Long COVID Is in Children 0.67% of kids presenting to the ED for acute infection had post-COVID conditions 1 year later Dec 29, 2023
I'm Sorry, Your Patient No Longer Has Medicaid Coverage Too many kids are still suffering the consequences of the Medicaid "unwinding" Dec 29, 2023
Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndrome Causality has yet to be determined for what resembles Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Dec 29, 2023
Nirsevimab Reduced Hospitalizations for Infants With RSV Monoclonal antibody is highly effective, but in short supply Dec 27, 2023
Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures Dec 26, 2023
Shorter Antibiotic Course Noninferior for UTI Recurrence in Kids 5-day course should minimize adverse effects, reduce healthcare costs, and improve adherence Dec 26, 2023
FDA Rejects Drug for Chronic Cough Agency cites efficacy concerns in review of P2X3 receptor antagonist gefapixant Dec 21, 2023
Topical Treatment for Epidermolysis Bullosa Wins FDA Approval Significantly more wounds healed within 45 days with birch triterpenes gel than with control gel Dec 19, 2023
Maternal Flu Shot Protects Infants Against Severe Disease Vaccine effectiveness was better when mom was vaccinated during third trimester Dec 19, 2023
Apple Halts Watch Sales; FDA Database May Miss Red Flags; Babies' Tongues Cut Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Dec 19, 2023
Dr. Barbie Will See You Now, but Only if You're a Pediatric Patient Study finds medical Barbie dolls usually treat kids, don't come with PPE accessories Dec 18, 2023
Asthma Attacks Decreased Among Black Patients During the Pandemic Protective measures may have played a part in reducing respiratory virus exposures Dec 18, 2023
Intervention Improves Outcomes For Women With Previous C-Section Risk assessment, decision-making support reduced major perinatal and maternal morbidity Dec 18, 2023
Matthew Perry's Cause of Death; Woman's 'Abuse of a Corpse' Charge; HIV in Girls Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Dec 18, 2023
For Kids, Sleep Study Needed to Parse out the Kind of Snoring That Means Surgery Search for clinical predictors without a sleep study doesn't turn up much Dec 14, 2023
Keto Diet on Par With Further Medication for Infants With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Diet may be considered a treatment option for some infants who continue to have seizures Dec 14, 2023
FDA OKs Maintenance Option for High-Risk Neuroblastoma Eflornithine approved to reduce relapse risk in both kids and adults Dec 14, 2023
Baby Delivered From Rare Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancy Both the mother and neonate survived, making the case extra rare Dec 13, 2023
USPSTF Draft Calls for Lifestyle Shift -- Not Meds -- for Kids With Obesity Behavioral interventions should be main approach; insufficient data to back pharmacologic therapy Dec 12, 2023
Metformin for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Maybe Not, Trial Says New trial complicates findings of previous studies Dec 12, 2023
Very Early ART Can Result in Sustained HIV Suppression in Neonates Newborns should be diagnosed "super early" and receive ART in maternity ward, experts say Dec 11, 2023
