Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Experts debate infant chiropractic care on TikTok
The American Academy of Pediatrics in a 2017 report concluded that "high-quality evidence" is lacking for spinal manipulation in children.
From the Journals
Biosimilar-to-biosimilar switches deemed safe and effective, systematic review reveals
While switches between biosimilars of the same reference biologic already occur for biosimilars with indications in different specialties, they do...
Letters from Maine
Growing pains? ... Rubbish
Investigators who did a literature review on the topic determined that clinicians “should be wary of relying on the diagnosis to direct treatment...
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What are growing pains? Turns out no one really knows
Although some studies have suggested that up to a third of children have growing pains, the term has long seemed more like folk medicine than an...
From the Journals
Stopping JIA drugs? Many can regain control after a flare
About 67% of patients who stopped medications for well-controlled JIA got their condition under control by 1 year after postflare treatment,...
News from the FDA/CDC
Ustekinumab becomes second biologic approved for PsA in kids
The approval is based on an extrapolation of data from adult trials in active psoriatic arthritis and adult and pediatric studies in moderate to...
From the Journals
Uveitis in juvenile arthritis patients persists into midlife
Data suggest the need for lifelong ophthalmic checkups for JIA patients diagnosed with uveitis.
Feature
No more ‘escape hatch’: Post Roe, new worries about meds linked to birth defects
Physicians fear that women won’t get the best treatments or will face dangerous risks.
Conference Coverage
Biomarkers may help to predict persistent oligoarticular JIA
Analysis of a small group of samples revealed that the selected biomarkers more accurately predicted persistent disease than disease likely to...
News
FDA expands indication for spinal muscular atrophy drug
After 12 months of risdiplam treatment, the majority of presymptomatic infants with SMA reached key motor milestones.
Conference Coverage
Pfizer COVID vaccine performs well in youth with rheumatic diseases
Nearly all participants in the study showed complete seroconversion, in contrast to similar studies in adults.