Pediatrics
News from the FDA/CDC
United States up to 764 measles cases for the year
Pennsylvania reports its first cases, and one state legislator wants to prevent physicians from denying care to vaccine refusers.
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Liraglutide seems safe, effective in children already on metformin
Liraglutide seems to be safe and effective for children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes who are already on metformin therapy.
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Increase in pediatric thyroid cancers: overdiagnosis or something more?
Troubling trend may be caused in part by environmental and individual factors, though others say overdiagnosis is “a likely explanation.”
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No benefit to infants from e-books over board books
BALTIMORE – Parents given e-books were just as likely to read to their children 5 days a week as parents given board...
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Mavyret approved for children with any HCV genotype
Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) tablets are the first means of treating any of six identified genotypes of HCV in children.
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Early childhood infections tied to psychosis risk
ORLANDO – Researchers examining data from 647,000 people in Sweden found that infections before the age of 4 are linked to the risk of...
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Benlysta approved for children with SLE
This approval marks the first medicine in the United States meant to treat systemic lupus erythematous in children.
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Most measles cases in 25 years prompts government pleas to vaccinate
CDC update coincides with National Infant Immunization Week campaign to reinforce message that vaccines are safe and effective.
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Combo respiratory pathogen tests miss pertussis
BALTIMORE – Standalone pertussis PCR is best.
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Neurodevelopmental concerns may emerge later in Zika-exposed infants
BALTIMORE – Some Zika-exposed children showed poorer mobility and social cognitive scores as they approached 18 months even though their fetal...