Pediatrics
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US Experience With Infliximab Biosimilars Suggests Need for More Development Incentives
Use of infliximab biosimilars in the United States rose slowly until three were on the market; it continued to remain lower for Medicare than for...
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Nemolizumab Benefits Seen in Adults, Teens With Atopic Dermatitis
Significant improvements in pruritus were observed as early as week 1, with a greater proportion of participants in the nemolizumab vs placebo...
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Recommendations From a Pediatric Dermatologist on Using AI in Daily Practice
Many academic institutions are creating “walled gardens” — private areas of AI access that don’t allow patient information to “leak out.”
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Study Identifies Oral Antibiotics Linked to Severe Cutaneous Reactions
The results “underscore the importance of judicious prescribing, with preferential use of antibiotics associated with a lower risk when clinically...
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Immunotherapy May Be Overused in Dying Patients With Cancer
“There are patients who are getting immunotherapy who shouldn’t,” according to a surgical oncologist from Yale.
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Skin Dxs in Children in Refugee Camps Include Fungal Infections, Leishmaniasis
In a study of 125 children at a Sierra Leone–based displacement camp, the prevalence of scabies was 77% among those aged < 5 years and 86%...
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Consider Risks, Toxicity of Some Topical Ingredients in Infants, Young Children
The "four Ps" of poisoning -- the physician, pharmacy, parents, and pharmaceutical manufacturing -- all have some responsibility for errors that...
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Advantages of a Pediatric Rheumatology/Dermatology Clinic Evaluated
The top four primary diagnoses at the clinic were linear morphea (33%), lupus (23%), ...
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Underserved Families Share Ways to Improve Access to Pediatric Dermatologists
Barriers to receiving pediatric dermatology care included distrust of the healthcare system, distance to the hospital, and household income.
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Study Finds Gout Drug Effective for Aphthous Ulcers in Children
“Complex aphthous stomatitis in children is typically treated with topical supportive care, which is often not effective,” one of the study...
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Steroids’ 75th Anniversary: Clinicians Strive to Use Less
Now in the 75th year since the first presentation on the clinical use of glucocorticoids, what consensus has been reached in sparing their use to...