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Age, ventilation impact extubation outcomes in preemies

05 Feb 2025

The likelihood of extubation failure in preterm neonates is high among those with lower gestational and chronological age and higher levels of pre-extubation ventilation support, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Age, ventilation impact extubation outcomes in preemies

05 Feb 2025

Age, high-risk conditions predict RSV hospitalization in children

04 Feb 2025

Hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in infants and children is significantly associated with younger age, high-risk conditions, and palivizumab-indicated underlying conditions, according to a study in Japan.

Age, high-risk conditions predict RSV hospitalization in children

04 Feb 2025

What drives condom use among teens?

04 Feb 2025

Condom use during first sexual encounter, intentions to use condoms, and the ability to communicate with the partner about safe sex emerge as the strongest predictors of condom use among teens in the US, as reported in a meta-analysis.

What drives condom use among teens?

04 Feb 2025

Dupilumab trumps MTX, cyclosporine in paediatric AD

03 Feb 2025 by

The use of dupilumab in children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) results in greater improvements in AD severity, better adherence, and fewer treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) than methotrexate (MTX) or cyclosporine, as shown by 2-year interim results from the PEDISTAD study.

Dupilumab trumps MTX, cyclosporine in paediatric AD

03 Feb 2025

COVID-linked MIS-C outcomes reassuring at 6 months

31 Jan 2025 by

Children and young adults with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) related to COVID-19 infection show good cardiovascular and noncardiovascular outcomes at 6 months, according to data from the long-term MUSIC study.

COVID-linked MIS-C outcomes reassuring at 6 months

31 Jan 2025

Undernutrition impairs measles, tetanus vax responses in children

28 Jan 2025 by

Children who are undernourished may have a compromised immune response to certain vaccines, and this impaired response can contribute to the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the VHEMBE* South African birth cohort study.

Undernutrition impairs measles, tetanus vax responses in children

28 Jan 2025

MAGIC database facilitates understanding of early-life gut microbiome dynamics

28 Jan 2025 by

The Metagenome-Assembled Genome Inventory for Children (MAGIC) database, which contains 20,172 global gut metagenomes from humans aged 0–7 years, characterizes the bacteriome and virome diversity of the global gut microbiome in early life.

MAGIC database facilitates understanding of early-life gut microbiome dynamics

28 Jan 2025

No real-world evidence of montelukast link to neuropsychiatric adverse events in kids

25 Jan 2025 by

The use of montelukast in children treated in routine practice does not appear to pose any risks of neuropsychiatric events such as anxiety, depression, and sleep-related disorders, among others.

No real-world evidence of montelukast link to neuropsychiatric adverse events in kids

25 Jan 2025

In utero Zika exposure ups neurodevelopmental delay risk in early childhood

24 Jan 2025

Contraction of Zika virus infection during pregnancy may put the offspring at risk of neurodevelopmental delay in early childhood, as shown in a study.

In utero Zika exposure ups neurodevelopmental delay risk in early childhood

24 Jan 2025

Immune thrombocytopenia in infants usually mild, self-limiting

23 Jan 2025 by

Parents of infants with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) need not worry too much as the disease is almost always self-limiting and transient, with most cases not requiring treatment, suggests a Singapore study. In addition, chances of developing chronic ITP are slim.

Immune thrombocytopenia in infants usually mild, self-limiting

23 Jan 2025

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Age, ventilation impact extubation outcomes in preemies

Age, ventilation impact extubation outcomes in preemies

Age, high-risk conditions predict RSV hospitalization in children

Age, high-risk conditions predict RSV hospitalization in children

What drives condom use among teens?

What drives condom use among teens?

Dupilumab trumps MTX, cyclosporine in paediatric AD

Dupilumab trumps MTX, cyclosporine in paediatric AD

COVID-linked MIS-C outcomes reassuring at 6 months

COVID-linked MIS-C outcomes reassuring at 6 months

Undernutrition impairs measles, tetanus vax responses in children

Undernutrition impairs measles, tetanus vax responses in children

MAGIC database facilitates understanding of early-life gut microbiome dynamics

MAGIC database facilitates understanding of early-life gut microbiome dynamics

No real-world evidence of montelukast link to neuropsychiatric adverse events in kids

No real-world evidence of montelukast link to neuropsychiatric adverse events in kids

In utero Zika exposure ups neurodevelopmental delay risk in early childhood

In utero Zika exposure ups neurodevelopmental delay risk in early childhood

Immune thrombocytopenia in infants usually mild, self-limiting

Immune thrombocytopenia in infants usually mild, self-limiting