Pediatrics News

• Alert FDA: Newborns Protected by Whooping Cough Vaccine An already available vaccine has been approved for use during pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborns.
  Medscape Medical News, October 07, 2022
• AAP 2022 With Sleuth Work, Pediatricians Can Identify Genetic Disorders A geneticist provided guidance on how to spot unusual features that warrant further evaluation.
  Medscape Medical News, October 07, 2022
• Reddit Leads the Way for STD Information Seeking For patients and doctors, it's a situation that provides a chance to address and prevent the spread of STD misinformation and help to reverse skyrocketing rates of some of these infections.
  WebMD Health News, October 07, 2022
• More Than 2.5 Million US Teens Vaped in 2022, a 'Concerning' Health Risk, Officials Say An estimated 2.55 million US middle and high school students reported using e-cigarettes during the early part of this year, health officials said on Thursday, a level they described as concerning.
  Reuters Health Information, October 06, 2022
• Most People With Long COVID-19 Report Trouble With Daily Tasks For 15% of adults with COVID-19, symptoms linger for weeks or months after they begin to recover.
  WebMD Health News, October 07, 2022
• Weighted Blankets Promote Melatonin Release, May Improve Sleep A weighted blanket used at bedtime produced higher salivary concentrations of melatonin compared with a lighter blanket, suggesting the former might help promote sleep in those with insomnia.
  Medscape Medical News, October 07, 2022
• 5 Innovative Ways to Get Paid Faster With more and more patients struggling to pay medical bills, offering patients new and innovative ways to pay may be just what the doctor ordered.
  Medscape Medical News, October 07, 2022
• New Insurance to Cover Docs' Post-Roe Legal Battles Over Abortion As physicians grapple with post-Roe legal liability over abortion, a malpractice insurer launches add-on coverage for criminal prosecutions.
  Medscape Medical News, October 07, 2022
• New Advice on Artificial Pancreas Insulin Delivery Systems A new joint American and European consensus statement covers the benefits, limitations, and challenges of automated insulin delivery systems and provides recommendations for use.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2022
• AAO 2022 Gene Therapy Shows Potential for RPE65-Related Retinal Dystrophy The rare genetic retinal disorder results in severe visual impairment.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2022
• Obesity Starts in the Developing Brain: Study Genetics and lifestyle aside, researchers are investigating whether environmental influences -- such as nutrition and stress -- on the developing brain of the young set the lifetime risk.
  WebMD Health News, October 06, 2022
• India Tests Samples of Cough Syrup Linked to Deaths of Children in Gambia India is testing samples of cough syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals for exports after the World Health Organization said its products were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia.
  Reuters Health Information, October 06, 2022
• HPV Infection in Pregnancy Higher Among Women Living With HIV Pregnant women living with HIV have a higher prevalence of HPV infection than do pregnant women without HIV, researchers in Canada and Denmark report in an analysis with public health implications.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2022
• Children and COVID: Weekly Cases Dropped by 57% in September The new-case total of 39,200 for the week of Sept. 23-29 was down by almost 28% from the previous week.
  MDedge News, October 06, 2022
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Clears Japan Panel for Use With Young Children A Japanese health ministry panel on Wednesday recommended approving Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 6 months old.
  Reuters Health Information, October 05, 2022
• Ultra-Processed Food Intake by Moms Linked With Childhood Obesity Ultra-processed food consumption by mothers is linked with increased childhood risk of overweight or obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, October 06, 2022
• New Mexico Urges Syphilis Testing for All Pregnant Mothers The state health department says that New Mexico had the highest rate of congenital syphilis cases among states in 2020.
  Associated Press, October 06, 2022
• The Pandemic Isn't Over, Fauci Says, but It's Getting Better Anthony Fauci, MD, said this week that he isn"t ready to say that we are nearing the end of COVID-19.
  WebMD Health News, October 05, 2022
• Too Old to Practice Medicine? In Brazil, there is no age limit for practicing medicine. Many Brazilian physicians support periodic self-evaluations, but not mandatory age-related assessments.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2022
• AAO 2022 Study Links Poor Physical Fitness to Children's Eye Allergies Children who were less physically fit and lived in urban settings are more vulnerable to ocular allergies.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022