Pediatrics
News
Slime is not sublime: It may cause hand dermatitis
Homemade slime may look like fun, but it can leave kids with itchy dermatitis.
News
Pediatric epilepsy may be misdiagnosed as GI disease
The patients actually had West syndrome, temporal lobe epilepsy, and Panayiotopoulos syndrome.
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No benefits from bath emollients for childhood eczema
There is some question whether bath emollients might benefit very young children who bathe more than 5 times a week.
Article
USPSTF update: New and revised recommendations
Behavioral interventions for obese kids and teens can improve weight for up to a year, and a new analysis reverses previous advice on scoliosis...
Opinion
Self-harm
Nonsuicidal self-injury often starts in adolescence and has become more prevalent in youth in recent years.
News
MenB vaccine receives breakthrough therapy designation for children aged 1-9 years
Trumenba is the first MenB vaccine to receive this designation for use in children aged 1-9 years.
News
FDA panel recommends CBD for pediatric seizure disorders
“We see little evidence that cannabidiol has meaningful abuse potential, even at supratherapeutic doses in adults,” FDA staff testified.
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Caffeine for apnea of prematurity found safe, effective at 11 years
At 11-year follow-up, caffeine significantly improved visuomotor, visuoperceptual, and visuospatial performance.
PURLs
An Easy Approach to Obtaining Clean-catch Urine From Infants
Babies require patience—but the hour-long process of collecting a clean-catch urine sample is (let's face it) a bit excessive. The good news is...
News
Chikungunya infection in children masquerades as SJS-TEN
Don’t misdiagnose presentations of vesiculobullous and necrotic lesions.