Pediatrics
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The obesity risk everyone forgets
This pandemic highlights an emerging risk factor for childhood obesity, and its detection requires vigilance, says Dr. Jessica Sparks Lilley.
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Secukinumab brings high PASI 75 results in 6- to 17-year-olds with psoriasis
The week-24 PASI 75 rate was 95% in a phase 2 study.
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What’s the future of telehealth? It’s ‘complicated’
“The problems are systemic, and they have to do with various factors: The portal, the equipment, Internet access, and inadequate or no health...
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COVID-19 leaves thousands of U.S. children without a parent
Model shows COVID-19 accounts for an approximately 20% increase in parental bereavement.
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Cardiovascular risks elevated in transgender youth
A multicenter study shows increased risk for some cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes. The causes are not well understood.
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Researchers stress importance of second COVID-19 vaccine dose for infliximab users
Significantly lower antibody concentrations seen after a first dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine in users of infliximab vs. vedolizumab...
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COVID-19 in children: New cases back on the decline
Children’s share of cases was also down for the week, proving that two negatives can make a positive.
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Children likely the ‘leading edge’ in spread of COVID-19 variants
The increases in the Midwest and Northeast seem to be driven by greater circulation of more contagious variants, just as children and teens have...
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Children could become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by fall, expert predicts
If everything goes as planned,
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New COVID-19 cases rise again in children
This latest reversal – we’re not calling it a surge yet – is bringing an increasing share of the burden to children.