Pediatrics
Conference Coverage
Hospital slashes S. aureus vancomycin resistance
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Staphylococcus aureus resistance to vancomycin is not a one-way street ending in a cliff plunge.
Article
Rubbery Nodule on the Face of an Infant
A 10-month-old girl presented with a facial nodule of 7 months’ duration that started as a small lesion. On physical examination, a single 10×10-...
Conference Coverage
Short-course azithromycin no benefit in pediatric asthma admissions
SEATTLE – Clinicians should consider these data before prescribing azithromycin to children hospitalized with asthma.
News
FDA approvals permit double-immunoassay approach to Lyme disease diagnosis
The streamlined approach to diagnosis may speed treatment of Lyme disease.
News
Prescriptions for cough, cold medicine dropping for children
Meanwhile, physicians increased their recommendations for antihistamines from 2002 to 2015.
News
Pertussis: Comparison studies show DTwP more durable
Direct comparison of such studies can be tricky, but these studies used similar procedures and were conducted by the same company with the same...
News
Biologics for pediatric psoriasis don’t increase infection risk
AUSTIN, TEX. – Psoriasis itself, not biologic treatment, increases the risk of serious infections in children and adolescents.
News
BRCA2 mutations linked to childhood NHL
Survivors of childhood non-Hodgkin may be at significantly increased risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and other BRCA2-associated cancers.
Opinion
Summary: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement on concussion in sport
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine recommends that student athletes receive specific evaluations.
News
Hadlima approved as fourth adalimumab biosimilar in U.S.
Hadlima gets seven of Humira’s indications.