Pediatrics News

• 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
• Sore Throat Becoming Dominant COVID Symptom: Reports "Many people are still using the government guidelines about symptoms, which are wrong."
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• In the Aftermath of Medical Errors: Podcast Dives Deep A new storytelling podcast explored shame among clinicians, in an effort to offer healthcare professionals space to explore their own experiences.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Will Real Meat Grown in a Lab Be Good for Us? Produced from a single animal cell, cultivated meat is hailed as a slaughter-free way to feed more people without the environmental harm — and it can be made healthier. But is it too good to be true?
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• Newer Drugs Not Cost-Effective for First-Line Diabetes Therapy Costs of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists 'need to be lowered substantially' to improve health outcomes and prevent health disparities in patients with type 2 diabetes, say researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Childhood Peanut Allergy Linked With Other Legume Allergies French children with peanut allergy also tend to have allergies to one or more other legumes, which are likely to cause anaphylactic reactions, researchers in France report.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Don't Make Kids With Head Lice Leave School, Report Says Head lice infestations aren't really a health hazard because of low transmission rates.
  WebMD Health News, October 03, 2022
• US Suicide Rate Rose in 2021 After 2 Years of Decline 'Suicide is a major contributor to premature death in the United States, especially among people aged 10 [to] 34, for whom it is the second-leading cause of death.'
  WebMD Health News, October 03, 2022
• Med Groups Urge Feds to Protect Docs From Anti-Trans Violence Three medical associations have called on the US attorney general to investigate organizations and individuals making threats against those providing gender-affirming treatment to youth.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Brazil Records Two Cases of Invasive Meningococcal X Disease Two unconnected cases were reported in the span of 3 months. In the previous 15 years, only six cases had been reported.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Two Thirds of US Adults Not Getting COVID-19 Booster Soon: Survey 'Most are only dimly aware of it, which is not surprising in a country that seems to have mostly moved on,' Kaiser Family Foundation President Drew Altman told The New York Times.
  WebMD Health News, October 03, 2022
• High-Dose Folic Acid During Pregnancy Tied to Cancer Risk in Kids Prenatal exposure to high-dose folic acid is associated with a greater than twofold increased risk for cancer in children of mothers with epilepsy, according to Scandinavian registry data.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Distensibility Index: A 'Game Changer' in Pediatric EoE? Measuring esophageal distensibility can help define the severity of early scarring in the esophagus of children with eosinophilic esophagitis and guide care.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Schools Are Significant Sites of COVID Transmission Students account for a higher proportion of infected individuals who cause onward transmission than the overall public, according to an Italian study.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• Chinese Artist Records Era of COVID, One Test at a Time A 33-year-old multi-disciplinary artist from Jiangsu province has been filming his own COVID-19 nucleic acid tests with a small camera in his mouth.
  Reuters Health Information, September 30, 2022
• EADV 2022 Data Show Lebrikizumab Atopic Dermatitis Effects Maintained Lebrikizumab shows good long-term efficacy and reasonable safety in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis according to the 52-week results from the phase 3 ADvocate1 and ADvocate2 trials.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2022
• EADV 2022 BREEZE-AD-PEDS: First Data for Baricitinib in Childhood Eczema The first pediatric trial of baricitinib for childhood eczema suggests that symptoms improve, and the safety profile is similar to that seen in adults.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2022
• What Makes Some Infections Asymptomatic? Infections that kill many people can be entirely asymptomatic in others. What accounts for the different responses?
  Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2022