Pediatrics
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases increase; hospital admissions could follow
Parents do not seem to be rushing to have children vaccinated before school starts.
News
Chlorophyll water can trigger pseudoporphyria, expert warns
The risk of photosensitivity increases in children who are taking other medications such as doxycycline, methotrexate, or even naproxen.
News
VTE risk not elevated in AD patients on JAK inhibitors: Study
The labels of JAK inhibitors include a boxed warning describing an increased risk of “serious heart-related events such as heart attack or stroke...
News
Vaccine hope now for leading cause of U.S. infant hospitalizations: RSV
New data show a universal immunization strategy with nirsevimab could substantially reduce the health and economic burden for U.S. infants in...
Opinion
Preparing for back to school amid monkeypox outbreak and ever-changing COVID landscape
The best defense that we currently have against COVID is the vaccine.
News
FDA clears tubeless, automated insulin system for children age 2 and older
The Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system for kids age 2 and older with type 1 diabetes...
News
Pfizer seeks approval for updated COVID booster
The new shots target both the original spike protein on the coronavirus and the spike mutations carried by BA.4 and BA.5.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases fall again, ED rates rebound for some
Once again, elementary schools and preschools will be full of children who are not vaccinated.
News
Large study amplifies evidence of COVID vaccine safety in pregnancy
Researchers mined a comprehensive registry of births in Ontario to assess uncommon adverse outcomes such as stillbirth.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: ED visits and new admissions change course
Weekly cases dropped for the first time since early July.