Pediatrics
Commentary
Love them or hate them, masks in schools work
The confounding here goes in the opposite direction of the results. If anything, these factors should make you more certain that masking works.
News
Serum dupilumab levels do not predict clinical response
In a study of adults with eczema, dupilumab blood levels at 4 months bore no correlation with clinical responses or adverse events during the...
News
Monkeypox in children appears rare and relatively mild
“The other silver lining about it is that most of the kids got infected in the household setting, from ways that you would expect them to get [...
News
Breaking the itch-scratch cycle with mindfulness
Mindful breathing can help interrupt the itch-scratch cycle and relieve pain, stress, and distress often experienced by children, teens, and...
Opinion
More children should be getting flu vaccines
As of the week ending Oct. 15, only about 22.1% of eligible children had been immunized.
News
Lego introduces first character with vitiligo
In May 2022, Mattel released a Ken doll with vitiligo after a Barbie with vitiligo was released in 2020.
News
Pediatric celiac disease incidence varies across U.S., Europe
“From a policy standpoint, this informs future screening practices and supports efforts toward mass screening, at least in some areas.”
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases increase for second straight week
Extended declines in ED visits and hospitalizations may be reversing.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns of early uptick in respiratory disease
As influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2, and rhinovirus/enterovirus simultaneously circulate, the agency cautioned that this...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA expands tenofovir alafenamide (Vemlidy) use to adolescents with chronic HBV
The study met its primary endpoint of percentage of patients with HBV DNA levels less than 20 IU/mL at 24 weeks of therapy.