Pediatrics
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Survey: Doctors Aren't Always Honest with Patients
Major Finding: One-third of physicians surveyed do not completely agree with the need to disclose serious medical errors to patients, and almost...
Law & Medicine
Informed Consent in Adolescents
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Atorvastatin Failed to Slow Atherosclerosis in Pediatric Lupus
Major Finding: After 3 years, young patients with SLE who took atorvastatin or placebo had similar rates of carotid intima media thickening (0....
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IOM Calls for Research on E-Cigs, Tobacco Lozenges
Conference Coverage
Tocilizumab Efficacy and Safety for sJIA Sustained at 2 Years
Major Finding: The proportion of the patients who achieved the efficacy end point of ACR Pedi 70 and ACR Pedi 90 at 104 weeks of treatment was 88...
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MTX + Prednisone Regimen Improves Outcomes for Early RA
Major Finding: Of 119 patients from who were randomized to receive methotrexate plus 10 mg/day of prednisone from the start of therapy, 78% were...
Commentary
New Tool Improves Outcome Assessment in Pediatric Vasculitis
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FDA Steps Up Cancer Surveillance of TNF Blockers
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Etanercept Success in JIA Linked to Age, Gender, Disability
Major Finding: After 15 months of treatment with etanercept, 85 of 262 children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis achieved an excellent response...
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Registry Updates Blau Diagnostic Criteria
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One in Six Newly Diagnosed Pediatric SLE Patients Have Low BMD
Major Finding: At the time of SLE diagnosis, 15% of pediatric patients were found to have low BMD.Data Source: An 80-patient, single-center,...