Pediatrics
Practice Alert
Talking tobacco with youth? Ask the right questions
Children and adolescents in the United States are smoking cigarettes less—but use of “vapes” is taking their place. Effective prevention starts...
Conference Coverage
Youth-led sexual health program improves teen knowledge, autonomy
Participants in the 9-month program improved in all domains assessed, including sexual and reproductive health knowledge, self-efficacy and...
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Serious mental illness not a factor in most mass school shootings
More than three-quarters of all perpetrators of mass murders in academic settings had no recorded history of psychotic symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Half of deaths from homozygous FH occur before age 32 years
“We should do something to prolong the lives of those people,” because the current results are “terrifying.”
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves Yuflyma as ninth adalimumab biosimilar
The manufacturer Celltrion is also seeking an interchangeability designation from the FDA, tentatively expected in the fourth quarter of 2024.
From the Journals
Safety remains top parent concern for HPV vaccine
Though parents’ concerns about safety and side effects have increased for the HPV vaccine, other reasons for declining the vaccine have decreased...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves autoinjector pen for Humira biosimilar, Cyltezo
The drug will be commercially available on July 1, 2023.
Conference Coverage
The family firearm often used in youth suicide
About 8% of suicide attempts result in death, but when an attempt involves a firearm the percentage jumps astronomically to 90%.
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Eating disorders in children is a global public health emergency
Eating disorders are among the most life-threatening mental disorders.
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AD in infancy: Diagnostic advice and treatment tips
Among infants who are growing well and otherwise healthy, the infantile eczema phenotype encompasses AD, seborrheic dermatitis, contact dermatitis...
From the Journals
Study says casual pot use harmful to teens
“The more you use it, the more it negatively affects your thinking. That’s increasing the likelihood of depression and more suicidal thoughts.”