Pediatrics

Research reveals a significant link between maternal anemia and increased risk of congenital heart defects in infants, highlighting the need for effective prevention strategies.

Research reveals that children face significant long-term health risks, including kidney, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular issues, after COVID-19 infection.

Ochsner Children’s Hospital, in partnership with ISMP, has launched a fellowship to advance pediatric medication safety through hands-on training in key competencies, national safety strategies, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovative tools such as AI and data dashboards.

Experts attribute the increase of pertussis cases to declining DTaP vaccination rates.

Children who received antibiotics between birth and 2 years of age were more likely to develop food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and asthma, but not neurodevelopmental conditions.

The safety profile of diazepam nasal spray among pediatric patients was consistent with older patients, supporting its use in this age group.

Vitamin E intake, specifically α-tocopherol, may reduce the development of peanut allergies and anaphylaxis in newborns.

The authors note that further research is needed to clarify cost-effectiveness, long-term adherence, and psychosocial impacts of oral immunotherapy.

Eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody, was first approved for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis in 2017.

The cancers linked with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure included nonastrocytoma gliomas, acute myeloid leukemia, and Wilms tumors.

The treatment is currently undergoing evaluation in an investigational preclinical program and is projected to be in human trials in 2026.

According to a news release, this marks the first significant innovation in epinephrine delivery for this patient population is more than 35 years.

The action follows pooled data from 2 studies that enrolled patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)/macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in Still disease.

The updated indication now includes pediatric patients aged 5 through 11 years.

Health care professionals and patients must recognize that rapid administration of adrenaline is the only first-line treatment for anaphylaxis.

Officials urge vaccinations as mobile vaccine drives ramp up to contain the outbreak.

Although more research is needed in pediatric patients, biosimilars could improve treatment access and reduce costs.

Curbing RSV and its complications can reduce health care costs associated with its treatment.

In children aged 1 to 3 years, the VP250 peanut patch was superior to placebo in the desensitization to peanuts and increasing the peanut dose that triggers allergic symptoms.

Improvements in baseline for markers of hemolysis (indirect bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase, and haptoglobin) were observed only in the mitapivat arm.

Coinfection with RSV and hRV is linked to a higher prevalence of lower respiratory tract infections, according to new data.

New data from the longest known trial of pediatrics and adolescents in the postacute phase of COVID-19 show they are at a heightened risk of gastrointestinal tract symptoms.

The authors are optimistic that these findings may help develop defenses to prevent food allergies in at-risk infants.

Pharmacists can help patients and their caregivers manage seizures, assess seizure control, and recommend appropriate treatments such as phenobarbital or rescue medications.

After gradually consuming increased doses of peanut butter, children who could initially tolerate about half a peanut could consume 3 tablespoons without an allergic reaction.