Pediatrics
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases can’t sustain downward trend
Hospitalizations and emergency department visits may be on the rise again.
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Younger doctors call for more attention to patients with disabilities
As the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities grows, medical educators look to the next generation of physicians to...
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Has the pandemic affected babies’ brain development?
A large study finds that generally, brain development in infants ages 6-12 months old was not changed by the pandemic, but two areas raised...
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In childhood sickle cell disease stroke prevention is key
“Children with sickle cell disease have 100 times the risk of stroke as other children without sickle cell disease.”
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases fall to lowest level in over a year
Reported new cases have dropped by almost 75% since the beginning of September.
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Psychiatric comorbidities in the pediatric neurology clinic
Neurologists are in a unique position to help recognize and treat psychological comorbidities in their patients.
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Myocarditis after COVID vax rare and mild in teens
Myocarditis in adolescents after Pfizer mRNA vaccination is rare with a mild and benign course and a favorable long-term prognosis, new data...
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Diazepam nasal spray effective in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
A post hoc analysis shows that the drug works about as well in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome as in patients with pediatric encephalopathies.
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In epilepsy, heart issues linked to longer disease duration
Researchers hope to tease out mechanism of cardiovascular risk to improve monitoring and prevention.
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Preexisting mental illness symptoms spiked during pandemic
Disease severity was higher among individuals with preexisting mental illness admitted to inpatient care in the wake of COVID-19.