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For the past three decades, intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among children and adolescents across 185 countries have increased by nearly a quarter, reports a study. This increase matches the rise in obesity prevalence among young people worldwide.

In a systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis, the use of oral corticosteroids (OCS) improves short-term outcomes in children aged 12–71 months with acute preschool wheeze, more so among children with previous wheeze or asthma and those with moderate-to-severe acute wheeze.