Pediatrics
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Younger doctors call for more attention to patients with disabilities
As the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities grows, medical educators look to the next generation of physicians to...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases fall to lowest level in over a year
Reported new cases have dropped by almost 75% since the beginning of September.
From the Journals
Myocarditis after COVID vax rare and mild in teens
Myocarditis in adolescents after Pfizer mRNA vaccination is rare with a mild and benign course and a favorable long-term prognosis, new data...
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Hormone changes: The star of every stage in women’s sleep
There’s still a lot of work to be done in terms of better defining the characteristics specific to each sleep disorder and how they relate to each...
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Nurse accused of murdering babies in her neonatal unit
Manchester Crown Court heard how the nurse allegedly attempted to kill the children by injecting them with air, milk, or insulin.
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New screening tool identifies asthma risk in toddlers
Unique classification of wheeze symptoms before age 3 may predict asthma at 5.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Downward trend reverses with small increase in new cases
September’s 4-week decline becomes October’s inflationary reaction.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA: Newborns protected by whooping cough vaccine
“This is the first vaccine approved specifically for use during pregnancy to prevent a disease in young infants whose mothers are vaccinated...
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases dropped by 57% in September
Parents’ acceptance of vaccine misinformation linked to reduced uptake in children.
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Childhood peanut allergy linked with other legume allergies
“Cross-sensitization to other legumes in patients with a single legume allergy is common; however, true clinical reactivity is often not present...