Pediatrics News

• PIMS-TS Tied to Ongoing Otolaryngologic Problems Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 disease (PIMS-TS) is associated with a variety of disorders affecting voice, swallowing and smell and taste.
  Reuters Health Information, March 03, 2021
• COVID-19 Testing Sees Decline, but Remains Essential, Experts Say Despite a drop in the number of COVID-19 tests, at-home testing is expected to grow -- but experts raise concerns about costs and the reporting of positive results.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• US Boosts Virus Sequencing Efforts as More Variants Emerge Nearly $200 million has been added to sequencing efforts in the United States as experts monitor mutations and flag major problems from breakthrough infections and other concerns.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• CDC Finalizing Guidance for Activities for Fully Vaccinated People The CDC is expected to soon release guidelines on safe activities for fully vaccinated people, Politico and other news organizations reported.
  WebMD Health News, March 04, 2021
• Severe Atopic Dermatitis Often Puts a Dent in Quality of Life In his role as head of the division of pediatric behavioral health at National Jewish Health, Bruce Bender, PhD, helps kids and adults navigate the adverse effects of severe AD on their quality of life.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• WHO Advises Against Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent COVID-19 The recommendations are based on evidence from six randomised controlled trials involving over 6,000 participants with and without known exposure to a person with COVID-19 infection.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• Earlier Antibiotic Initiation for Sepsis Did Not Lead to Overuse Accelerating time to initiation of antibiotics for patients with sepsis means that patients are treated earlier, but it could result in more patients receiving antibiotics, including those without infection.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• Study Clarifies Who Gets Post–COVID-19 Interstitial Lung Disease A study of post–COVID-19 patients in the UK who developed severe lung inflammation after they left the hospital may provide greater clarity on which patients are most likely to have persistent lung dysfunction.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• States Rapidly Expanding Vaccine Access as Supplies Surge Buoyed by a surge in vaccine shipments, states and cities are rapidly expanding eligibility for COVID-19 shots to teachers, Americans 50 and over and others.
  Associated Press, March 04, 2021
• After Uproar, Ousted Residency Director Offered Job Back After students and alumni called her removal racist and sexist, Princess Dennar, MD, has been offered the chance to return to her role as residency director at Tulane University School of Medicine.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• HDL Mimetic Restores Kidney Function, Vision in Rare Disorder The HDL mimetic CER-001 may arrest the decline in kidney function and improve the vision of patients with familial lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, suggests a French case report.
  Medscape Medical News, March 04, 2021
• Senate Committee Splits in Party-Line Vote on HHS Nominee Becerra It is not clear whether Becerra can muster enough votes to win full Senate confirmation.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• Multiple Factors Tied to Hearing Loss in Children Given Cisplatin Although cumulative dose is important, how cisplatin is administered to kids with cancer also appears to have a significant and additive effect on development of cisplatin-induced hearing loss.
  Reuters Health Information, March 02, 2021
• Benefit of Blinatumomab in Kids With Relapsed B-Cell Lymphoma Two randomized trials show a clear benefit of blinatumomab in combination with conventional chemotherapy in children with high-risk relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
  Reuters Health Information, March 02, 2021
• 2021 NRMP Specialty Match Sees Record Numbers Bolstered in part by a flood of osteopathic docs, the Specialties Matching Service of the National Resident Matching Program reported record numbers this year.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• AAAAI 2021 Novel Oral Agent Effective in Teens With Atopic Dermatitis The investigational drug abrocitinib, shown in a recent phase 3 trial to be effective for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adults 18 years and older, is also safe and effective in teens.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• Alert Adalimumab Earns FDA Approval for Ulcerative Colitis in Children Adalimumab has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for use in pediatric patients aged 5 years and older with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
  FDA Approvals, March 03, 2021
• No Flu Season Will Affect Next Year's Vaccine Prep Low influenza case numbers are 'strikingly different' this year and will change the trajectory of next year's flu season and vaccine planning.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• California Clinics: More Vaccines Going to Rich Than At-risk Officials at community health centers, the backbone of the safety net for the poor in the US and focused on health equity, say they are not receiving enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for their patients.
  Associated Press, March 03, 2021
• Children's Hospitals Grapple With Young COVID 'Long Haulers' "There's just no research there," she said. "Kids are not supposed to have this kind of condition."
  Kaiser Health News, March 03, 2021