Pediatrics
Opinion
Antibiotics use and vaccine antibody levels
Our study adds new reasons to be cautious about overprescribing antibiotics on an individual child basis because an adverse effect extends to...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases rise again, but more slowly
Major national indicators offer no suggestion of another surge.
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Kindergarten vaccination rates dip below 95% target
COVID-19 was largely to blame, experts say. Authors of a CDC report urge outreach and follow-up to get kids caught up on vaccinations against...
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Children and COVID: Decline in new cases comes to an end
Pfizer, BioNTech say request for emergency use authorization of vaccine booster dose in 5- to 11-year-olds is coming soon.
From the Journals
Age and ferritin levels may predict MIS-C severity
“We do not understand why teens get more severe MIS-C than younger children.”
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Pediatric hepatitis cases may be linked to adenovirus, CDC says
Officials are exploring whether these cases are linked to a version of the virus called adenovirus 41, which is associated with gut inflammation...
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Babies die as congenital syphilis continues a decade-long surge across the U.S.
From 2011 to 2020, congenital syphilis resulted in 633 documented stillbirths and infant deaths, according to the new CDC data.
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COVID-19 cardiovascular complications in children: AHA statement
The statement details what has been learned about how to treat, manage, and prevent cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19 in...
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Adolescents are undertested for STIs
Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed that only one-fifth of sexually active teens are routinely tested for sexually transmitted...
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Protease inhibitors increase small-for-gestational-age but not other pregnancy risks
Protease inhibitors remain an important option for pregnant women living with HIV if other treatments are unsuitable or unavailable.
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Children and COVID-19: Decline in new cases may be leveling off
Small uptick in vaccine initiations was the first increase since early February.