Pediatrics

After performing a back blow maneuver on her 10-month-old daughter to dislodge a popcorn kernel, a mother arrives at the ED with the child in distress. What happened?

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The grade B recommendation (moderate certainty) targets youth aged 6 years and older with a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex.

Among youth aged 10 to 17 years with uncontrolled hyperglycemia dapagliflozin led to a statistically significant reduction in A1c vs placebo in the T2NOW phase 3 clinical trial.

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Despite its limitations for use in other populations, a high BMI proved a very good predictor of dangerous fat mass index in youth aged 8 to 19 years in this study.

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Findings underscore a need for public health initiatives to educate vulnerable populations on cardiometabolic risks, researchers report.

Details on educational gaps, vaccination rates, and the importance of an open dialogue between patients and clinicians, here.

Findings suggest that optimizing care for children with hypertension may reduce the risk of adult CVD, report researchers.

In a new real-world study, Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus) demonstrated high efficacy against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD).

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The additional indication for benralizumab was supported by data from the phase 3 TATE trial.

The program, when implemented with support of resident training and tangible tools, reduced parent-reported injuries throughout the first 2 years of life.

Measles cases are edging up in the US again as MMR vaccination rates continue to decline. Have parents forgotten the Ohio outbreak of 2022? Have you? Find out, here.

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Findings support current CDC recommendations that all infants should be protected by maternal RSV vaccination or infant receipt of nirsevimab.

Melatonin products, particularly flavored gummies and tablets, were documented in 7 out of 10 ED visits for unsupervised medication exposure in children aged ≤5 years.

AAAAI 2024. Indoor mouse and cockroach, but not cat and dog, allergen exposure were associated with URI outcomes among children with asthma.

According to a new CDC report, 38.6% of children aged 9-17 years received ≥1 doses of the HPV vaccine in 2022.

Should you pregnant patient get the new RSV vaccine at the appropriate time during gestation or wait and have the baby receive Beyfortus after birth?

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Results showed nearly one-third of hospitalizations for acute respiratory illness among children aged <5 years were associated with RSV.

Measles cases are reported in 6 states, which is not a surprise to one pediatrician who points to the ongoing consequences of falling vaccination rates.

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The risk of asthma and poor outcomes was even greater among children with both conditions than among adults in this first study to compare the 2 populations.

Dupilumab is the first agent approved to treat EoE in this vulnerable pediatric population.

Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 was associated with reduced risk of long COVID for at least 12 months in children and adolescents in a new large retrospective study.

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