Pediatrics
FDA/CDC
FDA OKs IV Briviact for seizures in kids as young as 1 month
The approval marks the first time that the IV formulation will be available for children.
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Children’s upper airways primed to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Pandemic unveils growing suicide crisis for communities of color
“COVID created more transparency regarding what we already knew was happening,” said Sonyia Richardson, a suicide researcher.
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Children and COVID: New cases soar to near-record level
Vaccine initiations were down for the second consecutive week, but COVID-related deaths showed a big increase.
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Prevalence of youth-onset diabetes climbing, type 2 disease more so in racial/ethnic minorities
The prevalence of youth-onset diabetes in the United States rose significantly from 2001 to 2017, with rates of type 2 diabetes climbing...
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Tocilizumab shortage continues as pandemic wears on
Emergency use authorization of tocilizumab for COVID-19 has led to a global shortage, but supplies for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory...
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Children and COVID: New cases rise to winter levels
Since late June, weekly infections in children have increased by almost 1,400%.
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U.S. reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
The U.S. now has an average of about 129,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, Reuters reported, which has doubled in about 2 weeks. The number of...
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Specific COVID-19 antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated women
The breast milk of women vaccinated with the novel mRNA-based Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine contains antibodies, new research shows.
Opinion
Masking in school: A battle of the op-eds
Vaccination should continue to be considered our primary tool in prevention and control of COVID-19, and children need to be in school. As for...